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 22 2009, 01:03 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3419 Joined: 9-February 04 From: Minneapolis, MN, USA Member No.: 15 |
It occurs to me that the most massive objects in the Solar System ought to vacuum up the most pieces of debris per any given time period. And we know from the observations made for decades now by solar observatories that the Sun is probably the most frequently impacted body in the Solar System. (How many comets per year make death dives into our local star?)
It would make sense, then, that Jupiter would have the second-highest impact rate in the system. I know this is dependent on the relative abundance of potential impactors at various locations... but, on the scale of the entire system, it still makes sense to me. -the other Doug -------------------- “The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.” -Mark Twain
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