Cosmic Station on Instagram: "🗿Jupiter’s immense gravity—over 300 times more powerful than Earth’s—acts as a cosmic gatekeeper, deflecting or capturing many comets and asteroids before they reach the inner Solar System. Positioned just beyond the asteroid belt, it shapes orbital paths via gravitational resonances (like the Kirkwood gaps), steering dangerous objects away from Earth. The 1994 Shoemaker–Levy 9 impact dramatically showcased this effect, as Jupiter absorbed fragments that might othe
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Cosmic Station on Instagram: "🗿Jupiter’s immense gravity—over 300 times more powerful than Earth’s—acts as a cosmic gatekeeper, deflecting or capturing many comets and asteroids before they reach the inner Solar System. Positioned just beyond the asteroid belt, it shapes orbital paths via gravitational resonances (like the Kirkwood gaps), steering dangerous objects away from Earth. The 1994 Shoemaker–Levy 9 impact dramatically showcased this effect, as Jupiter absorbed fragments that might othe
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