Open AccessAmateur spots impact on Jupiter
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
astronomy & geophysics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.168
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1468-4004
pISSN - 1366-8781
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-4004.2009.50504_2.x
Subject(s) - jupiter (rocket family) , amateur , astronomer , jovian , astrobiology , astronomy , atmosphere (unit) , atmosphere of jupiter , physics , geology , planet , meteorology , history , spacecraft , archaeology , saturn
An Australian amateur astronomer spotted something odd on Jupiter in July, and thought it might be the effects of an impact. Follow‐up observations by major observatories confirmed this and tracked the evolution of the scar in Jupiter's turbulent atmosphere.