• Question: Will we be safe of any meteors because of Jupiters gravty

    Asked by the waffle man to Alice, Bose, Christian, Emma, Steve on 16 Mar 2016.
    • Photo: Emma Dean

      Emma Dean answered on 16 Mar 2016:


      Yes! Jupiter’s gravity helps to protect us from meteors and comets.

      Jupiter’s gravity works by catching meteors that fly by closely and then slinging them out of the solar system before they have any chance of getting close to earth.

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