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I think this question might trigger more an open-ended discussion, than a definitive answer, but let me try my take on it.
Firstly,
Is it more likely that one of these collided with Jupiter itself at the head-on angle needed for the core-warping collision?
In order to collide, a co-orbital configuration is more favourable than a orbit-crossing encounter at ...
answered Apr 6 at 18:59
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