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Jupiter's protective pull questioned

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Gas giant's role in preventing asteroid collisions under scrutiny.

Jupiter: friend or foe? Credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble Heritage

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  1. Geoff Brumfiel
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director Armagh Observatory, Northern Ireland

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Brumfiel, G. Jupiter's protective pull questioned. Nature (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/news070820-11

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