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Author Topic: Jupiter intercepts another comet bound for the inner planets  (Read 944 times)

mewbysea

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Jupiter intercepts another comet bound for the inner planets
« on: July 27, 2009, 08:08:39 PM »
I heard this story on the drive home tonight and had to check it out.  Pretty cool (and a little scary) that an amateur astronomer notices the impact on Jupiter and then Hubble can turn around while still in "checkout mode" and grab a great pic. 

Here's NPR's take:  http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106974473

and here's the Hubble pic:  http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/090724-hubble-jupiter-spot.html

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bob_bowen5

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Re: Jupiter intercepts another comet bound for the inner planets
« Reply #1 on: July 30, 2009, 02:15:41 PM »
Very cool....  That is a huge impact on a huge planet....
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