Jupiter Impact 2009 |
Jupiter Impact 2009 |
Jul 19 2009, 08:13 PM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
Very interesting observation of a dark mark on Jupiter... it's starting to ripple out across Twitter...
http://www.irishastronomy.org/cms/forum?fu...;id=79644#79647 More info: http://www.acquerra.com.au/astro/ObsReport...ter-impact.html -------------------- |
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Jul 21 2009, 12:42 AM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 59 Joined: 25-December 05 From: Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA Member No.: 619 |
Why not honor the discoverer by referring to this feature (and all future features of this type; that is, caused by the impact of undetected comets and asteroids) as Wesley’s Spot? As we honor the discoverers of comets, be they amateur or professional?
A more original name for this type of feature would be nice (admittedly "spot" is kind of uninspired). “Macula” is already in use for features on solid planetary and moon surfaces. This “spot” resembles and is in fact a kind of bruise or contusion – Latin for bruise is cicatrix, but Wesley’s Cicatrix doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue... |
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