The depth of penetration by the fragments of Comet SL9 into Jupiter's atmosphere

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Feb 1997

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Chinese Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 21, Issue 2, p. 249-253.

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Assuming the mass of the fragments to be 1012,
1013, 1014 kg and the density to be 3.0, 1.0, 0.8,
0.5, 0.2 g cm-3, we calculate that the fragments can
penetrate the ammonia cloud layer and explode at about the 1 bar level.
This result agrees with the result by simulation of Ref.

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