Impact on Jupiter

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        Special Electronic News Bulletin       2009 July 21
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IMPACT ON JUPITER
Spaceweather.com

On July 19th, a veteran observer of Jupiter in Australia photographed
a fresh dark "scar" in Jupiter's cloudtops; the feature resembles the
Shoemaker-Levy 9 impacts of 1994.  It is possible that Jupiter has
been struck anew by an asteroid or comet.  Astrophotographers
around the world should train their optics on Jupiter to confirm the
event and monitor its progress.  Visit http://spaceweather.com for
photos and updates.


Bulletin compiled by Clive Down

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