Juno, perijove 14, July 16, 2018 |
Juno, perijove 14, July 16, 2018 |
Jul 16 2018, 03:24 PM
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Did anyone happen to observe Jupiter immediately before 2018-07-16T03:47:30 plus light travel time, especially recording a video?
I'm not yet quite sure, But we might have had a small (double?) impact on the night side of Jupiter's north polar region. Admittedly, it's hard to observe Jupiter's night side from Earth, but maybe there are preceding or follow-up observations, or there has been another presumed event on the dayside at the same time. |
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Jul 17 2018, 05:45 PM
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Agreed. A virulent thunderstorm with a high lightning frequency could explain how there can be a bright blip minutes apart in #002 and #003. But just to be sure, a network of impact observers is triggered. More context data from Earth are useful no matter whether it's lightning or impact.
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Jul 17 2018, 06:09 PM
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More context data from Earth are useful no matter whether it's lightning or impact. I guess, although I think the impact hypothesis is so unlikely as to not be worth any particular action (but perhaps that is excessively conservative of me.) However, not providing location information makes any context search difficult (unless it's very, very obvious.) The two flashes in pj14-002 were at about 60N 220 and 38N 210 and the flash in pj14-003 was at about 60N 280. -------------------- Disclaimer: This post is based on public information only. Any opinions are my own.
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