Jupiter is like the bouncer to club earth where he tells feisty comets “NOT ON THE LIST.” Sometimes the comets sneak him 50 dollars and the comet gets to blow up dinosaurs and stuff though.
From what I remember, Jupiter also serves as a massive gravitational shield for asteroids that might head towards planets on the inside of Jupiter's orbit.
Speed isn't the factor being multiplied here, it's fuel efficiency. It would be much faster to give the probes enough delta-v to handle flying straight (via a parabola) to their ultimate destination than to bother wasting time with gravitational assists. But the cost in fuel would be astronomical. Literally, even.
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neutronbumblebee@mander.xyz · 53 pts · 77d
Also diverting comets away from Earth, or towards it. Your welcome and here's a dollar. Plus discount's for multiple asteroid fragments.
saltnotsugar@lemmy.world · 35 pts · 77d
Jupiter is like the bouncer to club earth where he tells feisty comets “NOT ON THE LIST.” Sometimes the comets sneak him 50 dollars and the comet gets to blow up dinosaurs and stuff though.
InputZero@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 77d
I mean in this economy we all need a side gig. Honestly kinda gotta respect the hustle.
Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 77d
That guy is lucky the dinosaurs didn't sue him for the Chisxulub incident.
NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 77d
That ruins the joke tho.
bizarroland@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 77d
From what I remember, Jupiter also serves as a massive gravitational shield for asteroids that might head towards planets on the inside of Jupiter's orbit.
SharkAttak@kbin.melroy.org · 6 pts · 77d
He gets to gobble some probes as an offering, though
chuckleslord@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 77d
Speed isn't the factor being multiplied here, it's fuel efficiency. It would be much faster to give the probes enough delta-v to handle flying straight (via a parabola) to their ultimate destination than to bother wasting time with gravitational assists. But the cost in fuel would be astronomical. Literally, even.
Rudee@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 75d
Also preventing the asteroid belt from forming into a single body , iirc