I suspect Jupiter absorbs far more than it inflicts damage on Earth but over time we will learn more about what all happens. Even with Jupiter we are vulnerable to whatever decides to land on us.
But I do like that guy's name. A lot.
Jupiter throws comets and asteroids towards Earth like a ‘sniper’, scientist warnsYou have to take those Jovians seriously because they are sniping and taking pot-shots at us.
by David Aragorn, January 14, 2020It was once thought that the gas giant Jupiter protected Earth from asteroids and other deadly space objects. But one scientist has warned that the massive planet actually acts as a ‘sniper rather than a shield’. Kevin Grazier, a physicist who used to work at NASA, has published several papers exploring whether Jupiter’s gravity deflects comets and asteroids away from our vulnerable planet. ‘Our simulation suggests that instead of shielding the terrestrial planets, Jupiter was, in fact, taking “pot shots”.
“Our simulations show that Jupiter is just as likely to send comets at Earth as deflect them away, and we’ve seen that in the real solar system.’
I suspect Jupiter absorbs far more than it inflicts damage on Earth but over time we will learn more about what all happens. Even with Jupiter we are vulnerable to whatever decides to land on us.
But I do like that guy's name. A lot.
Yup!