Suppose That Jupiter Had Never Existed,and There Was No Planet

question 5

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 not have been any effect,since Jupiter is in the outer solar system and Earth is in the inner solar system.
• C)Earth would have been hit by many more comet impacts.
• D)There would be no water on Earth.

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