September 10, 2012 Jupiter Impact Options

[Hungry4info]

I couldn't find the thread that discusses previous impacts, otherwise I would have posted it there.

New impact sighted on Jupiter.
http://www.universetoday.com/97294/viewing...-by-a-fireball/

Confirmation:
http://georgeastro.weebly.com/jupiter.html

[Paolo]

interesting news. I am wondering: are we seeing an observational bias since all impacts so far have been observed during summer and around Jupiter opposition? in this case, impacts must be even more frequent.

[dvandorn]

Gee, it appears that Jupiter is still in the process of clearing its neighborhood of other solar-orbital objects. Per the new definitions, it looks like it doesn't qualify as a planet.

-the other Doug

[centsworth_II]

Gee, it appears that Jupiter is still in the process of clearing its neighborhood...

I don't think the object that hit Jupiter was in the neighborhood for very long!

[Mongo]

Watch Live: Searching for Scars of a Giant Explosion on Jupiter

Watch as the Slooh Space Camera collaboration searches for scars from an enormous explosion in Jupiter’s upper atmosphere during a live show starting at 7 p.m. Pacific/10 p.m. Eastern.



On the morning of Sept. 10, a gigantic flare brightened Jupiter’s cloudtops. The white flash lasted approximately two seconds, according to amateur astronomer Dan Peterson Racine, who first spotted it. Subsequent amateur astronomers confirmed the finding, including George Hall, who captured video of the explosion (above).

The gargantuan blast was most likely caused by an asteroid or comet hitting Jupiter, much like the bright flashes famously created by comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 in 1994 or more recent impacts from a couple years ago. Tonight’s Slooh show will search for the impact area as Jupiter rotates and brings it into view.

edit -- oops, I did not see the other thread on this impact event.
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