Jupiter is like a giant vacuum for the inner planets, it sucks up a ton of debris that might otherwise hit us.
Damn that’s right about the same latitude that Shoemaker Levy pounded Jupiter as well. Being a southern hemisphere jovian is a rough job.
Such a drama queen, that Jupiter. Always showing off its scars to anyone who will look.
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Jupiter: Our Cosmic Protector?
(How the planet protects us from cosmic disaster)
New York Times | 7/26/2009 | Dennis Overbye
Posted on 07/26/2009 7:02:22 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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