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New images of Jupiter

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sidcool ◴[] No.42058439[source]
It's so scary! All those swirls are like planet size hurricanes. Had Jupiter been bigger, it would have been a star, and life on earth would not have existed. Gives me chills.
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1. mr_toad ◴[] No.42059959[source]
> Had Jupiter been bigger, it would have been a star, and life on earth would not have existed.

Not sure a small star (e.g red-dwarf size) in Jupiter’s orbit would make much difference to Earth, other than it being brighter at night when it’s in the sky.