J is for Jupiter

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Could life evolve in our solar system without the Jovian planet? Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system. It's believed Jupiter's large mass attracted many of the asteroids that would have otherwise smashed into our Earth.

On the other hand, too many Jovian planets, or one that is too large, could lead to a non-stable solar system, sending the smaller planets into the central sun or ejecting them into the cold of space.

So a single Jupiter is in just the right distance from the sun...