Do We Really Need Jupiter?
Jupiter deflects objects like comets before they have a chance to hit Earth. Without it, there would have been so many impacts that life wouldn't have gotten far on Earth. Right? Perhaps not.
Jupiter deflects objects like comets before they have a chance to hit Earth. Without it, there would have been so many impacts that life wouldn't have gotten far on Earth. Right? Perhaps not.
By: Lee Pullen Special from Astrobiology Magazine November 13, 2007
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