Shield or slingshot?
Jupiter takes about 200 times more impacts than Earth and earned the nickname “the Solar System’s vacuum cleaner.”Jupiter and Impacts: Protector—or Peril?
Gravity’s double edge
Its pull can accrete, eject, or deflect comets. Simulations suggest it does not cause a net decrease in comets entering the inner Solar System.Jupiter and Impacts: Protector—or Peril?
