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Jupiter impacted by another comet or astroid

Jul 21, 2009 My thoughts on...

In July 1994 the world watched in awe as the planet Jupiter was pummeled several times by fragments of comet Shoemaker-Levy. It was the first time in human history that we were able to see first-hand through photographs the impact of two objects in space.

Amazingly, exactly 15 years later it has happened once again. It isn’t clear at this point whether it was another comet or an asteroid that impacted the gas giant, but photographic evidence shows that it has indeed happened. Here are a couple of links to photos and more information about the impact:

http://www.acquerra.com.au/astro/
http://www.nasa.gov/topics/solarsystem/features/jup-20090720.html

Thanks to my brother Glen for the heads-up!