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Jupiter Struck By Asteroid...Or Something

Posted March 31, 2016 8:39 AM by Bayes

Amateur astronomers have captured Jupiter being impacted by somthing, most likely an asteroid or a comet. A bright flash can be seen as the impact occurs. Here is an article about it that has a video. As a side note, it's always great to see the important impact amateur astronomers have on the field of astronomy.

http://www.thestranger.com/slog/2016/03/30/23886092/jupiter-hit-hard-by-an-object

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Re: Jupiter Struck By Asteroid...Or Something

03/31/2016 8:42 AM

Keep in mind, this tends to happen frequently...

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/06/16/hubble-sees-no-remains-of-the-jupiter-impact/#.Vv0bA_krJph
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03/31/2016 9:17 AM

Good job it's predominantly Jupiter, then.

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03/31/2016 10:59 AM

Jupiter, This solar systems guardian and vacuum cleaner...

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03/31/2016 3:50 PM

I'm sure Jupiter has 'saved' us on more than a few occasions.
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03/31/2016 5:28 PM

Yes... one can sleep well at night... for Jupiter watches over us. Jupiter and the great pumpkin

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03/31/2016 12:15 PM

I wonder if this flash might actually be from a Jovian spacecraft escaping the atmosphere?

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03/31/2016 3:40 PM

Or it could be a probe to Jupiter from the underwater civilization of Europa!

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Re: Jupiter Struck By Asteroid...Or Something

03/31/2016 5:43 PM

Jupiter escape velocity: 59.5 km/sec

Energy per kg: E=.5mv2 = 1.77 x 109 watt sec (per kg) = 1.77 Gigawatt for 1 second

Anything of any size is going to light up pretty good!

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04/01/2016 7:23 AM

1.77 Gigawatts...isn't that what Doc Brown needed for his DeLorean time machine? I'm starting to see a pattern here...
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