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protective gravitational shield for the Earth.
Yet another way Jupiter protects the Earth
is revealed by astronomer George Wetherhill in
his article entitled “How Special Jupiter Is”:
Without a large planet positioned precisely where Jupiter
is, the earth would have been struck a thousand times more fre-
quently in the past by comets and meteors and other interplane-
tary debris. If it were not for Jupiter, we wouldn't be around to
study the origin of the solar system. 28
It has been calculated that the Earth-Moon planetary system
also plays a vital role in preserving balance in the solar system.

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