Giant Pull: Jupiter’s Effect on the Planets
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Q: What impact did Jupiter’s movement toward the Sun have on Mars?
A: Jupiter stopped Mars from growing larger.
Q: What impact did Jupiter’s movement have on our Solar System?
A: Jupiter is the reason that we do not have super-Earths that exist in other Solar Systems. Jupiter’s movement may have helped deliver water to the inner Solar System and Earth.
Q: Why did Jupiter stop moving?
A: It stopped moving because Saturn was pulling on it.
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