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2024-02-04 16:12:25 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: D918B8A3D742AFC99071BB591BF60A30AD8C04F923EEA1AECE15715B3DD13147
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Jupiter does not prevent 100% asteroids 'falling into sun', or more import, Earth. Its been shown that it can protect from long period comets entering solar system, but studies/modelling shows it actually Increases the number asteroids as it can nudge them out of orbit. https://earthsky.org/space/is-it-true-that-jupiter-protects-earth/ https://www.sciencefocus.com/space/does-jupiter-really-protect-us-from-cosmic-impacts https://arxiv.org/abs/0806.2795
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