Jupiter barrier

Jupiter barrier or Jupiter Saturn barrier is the name for an effect of the gas giants (in particular Jupiter), that reduces the likelihood for objects from the outer Solar System (in particular from the Oort cloud) to reach the inner Solar System.

References
  • Mikhail Yakovlevich Marov, Hans Rickman (eds.): Collisional Processes in the Solar System. Springer 2001, ISBN 0792369467, pp. 80–82
  • Julio A. Fernandez: Comets: Nature, Dynamics, Origin, and their Cosmogonical Relevance. Springer, 2006, ISBN 9781402034954, pp. 136–138
  • Harold F. Levison, Luke Dones, Martin J. Duncan: : The Origin Of Halley-Type Comets: Probing The Inner Oort Cloud
  • Luke Dones, Paul R. Weissmann, Harold F. Levison, Michael J. Duncan: Oort Cloud Formation and Dynamics
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