Is it likely that the mass of Jupiter may act as a shield for "life as we know it?" I look at SL-9 and most recent strike & wonder if it is Jupiter that stops these objects from ending our little existence?? To clarify....Is an object more likely to hit Jupiter due to it's gravitational pull, than it is to hit the Earth as one such object should enter the "solar system" atmosphere? If yes, why not "gravitate" toward the Sun? (Or, do many more become victims of the Sun?"
Anyone else out there hate how media people refer to planetary satellites as being "moons?"
