A fireball in the atmosphere of Jupiter
This image of a fireball, created by the collision of an unknown object with the atmosphere of Jupiter, was obtained by Anthony Wesley on 3 June 2010 at 20:31 from Broken Hill (Australia) using a webcam on his 37 cm aperture home-made telescope. The impact created a short-lived white spot towards the right-hand edge of the disc of the planet. Using these observations, as well as data from ESO’s Very Large Telescope and several other ground-based telescopes, scientists have found that the impacting object seen entering the atmosphere of Jupiter was a meteoroid roughly 8–13 m in diameter.
Crédit:Anthony Wesley
À propos de l'image
Identification: | ann1059a |
Type: | Observation |
Date de publication: | 9 septembre 2010 21:00 |
Annonces en rapport: | ann1059 |
Taille: | 816 x 853 px |
À propos de l'objet
Nom: | Jupiter |
Type: | Solar System : Planet : Type : Gas Giant Solar System : Planet : Feature : Surface : Impact |
Catégorie: | Solar System |
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Couleurs & filtres
Domaine | Longueur d'onde | Télescope |
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Visible R | 650 nm | Other |