Suppose That Jupiter Had Never Existed, and There Was No

question 7

Multiple Choice

Suppose that Jupiter had never existed, and there was no planet in our solar system between Mars and Saturn. How would we expect this to have affected Earth?

• A)Earth's orbit would have been unstable, and our planet would have spiraled into the Sun.
• B)There would be no water on Earth.
• C)Earth would have been hit by many more comet impacts.
• D)There would not have been any effect, since Jupiter is in the outer solar system and Earth is in the inner solar system.

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