The great Jupiter bombardment

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Oct 1994

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Journal of the British Astronomical Association, vol.104, no.5, p.207-209

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Jupiter, Comet Crash, Cometary Impacts, Shoemaker-Levy 9

Scientific paper

The 'great comet crash' of 1994 July, when the fragments of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 plunged into Jupiter at speeds of up to 60 km/s, was as spectacular as the most optimistic predictions. Infrared images revealed fireballs erupting thousands of kilometres above the limb, and visual observers then saw great dark spots at the impact sites. These have been the most impressive transient spots ever seen on Jupiter, easily seen with apertures as small as 6cm. All the initial reports were summarised in BAA Circulars nos. 739 and 740. Now, professional astronomers are beginning analysis of the huge amount of data, and amateurs continue to monitor the dark 'bruises'.

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