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[–] maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone 49 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Why is Jupiter stopping us from getting asteroid hugs?

[–] illumrial@lemmy.world 47 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Its gravitational pull moves asteroids away from the inner ring of planets.

[–] maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I should have added a sarcasm tag! My bad.

[–] Retrograde@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago

Jupiter is fucking sick though, what a homie of a planet

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago

Asteroid hugs fucking hurt.

[–] Jimmyeatsausage@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Jupiter says, "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me"

[–] The_Che_Banana@beehaw.org 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Its gravity sucks up all the little rockyboys headed inward

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Because the last big one it left through caused a stop to Earths space probes visiting it for like 66 million years.