Suppose That Large Jovian Planets Had Never Formed in Our

question 78

Multiple Choice

Suppose that large jovian planets had never formed in our solar system. Which of the following would most likely be true?

• A) Neither the asteroid belt nor Oort cloud would exist.
• B) Earth would have suffered far fewer impacts.
• C) There would be a large empty region in our solar system between the orbit of Mars and the Kuiper belt.
• D) Earth would orbit much closer to the Sun.

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