[LukeL]

Jupiter is like a giant vacuum for the inner planets, it sucks up a ton of debris that might otherwise hit us.

[JusPasenThru]

hehehehehe

You said it sucks. hehehehe

What does it suck? Uranus? heheheheh

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[theFIRMbss]

>Jupiter is like a giant vacuum for the inner planets, it sucks up a ton of debris that might otherwise hit us

For all the decades
amateurs and pros have watched
Jupiter closely,

we've only seen this
twice. Fifteen years ago and
earlier this month.

And pretty small scopes
can observe the impact cloud.
Wild, amazing stuff.


The Impact on Jupiter! July 20, 2009by The Editors of Sky & Telescope

Hubble Captures Rare Jupiter Collision--HubbleSite

All Eyes on Jupiter--JPL blog