I saw a news story this morning about Jupiter being hit by a mysterious object on March 17th (St. Patrick's Day) this year and thought WTF(?), that's fellow sync-head Jake Kotze's birthday and he just loves Jupiter and Joy so much that he never stops raving on about them.
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It could have been a technical glitch and therefore
the event was verified by a 28-centimetre telescope in Ireland (St. Patrick's Day is the 17th of March, too;-)
The result was the same.
The result was the same.
Jupiter was hit by a mysterious object, most
probably a comet or an asteroid.
The video of the explosion is available below.
The video of the explosion is available below.
Viewers would be able to spot a blip of light on the
right hand of Jupiter.
However, what may seem insignificant from
thousands and thousands of miles away, was actually an unusually
powerful explosion that surprised scientists.
Jupiter is a massive planet and almost 1,321 Earths can fit in Jupiter.
Jupiter is a massive planet and almost 1,321 Earths can fit in Jupiter.
Considering this
fact, the small blip seems a lot larger.
However, Phil Plait of Bad
Astronomy, has confirmed that the mysterious object to hit Jupiter was
not massive (maybe only 100 feet in diameter) in size although the
impact of collision was quite large.
Plait is of the opinion that in case of celestial collisions, the attacker’s size is not that important as the mass of the object it is hitting.
“On average (and ignoring orbital velocity), an object will hit Jupiter with roughly five times the velocity it hits Earth, so the impact energy is 25 times as high ... At these huge speeds, hitting the atmosphere is like slamming into a wall.
Plait is of the opinion that in case of celestial collisions, the attacker’s size is not that important as the mass of the object it is hitting.
“On average (and ignoring orbital velocity), an object will hit Jupiter with roughly five times the velocity it hits Earth, so the impact energy is 25 times as high ... At these huge speeds, hitting the atmosphere is like slamming into a wall.
A lot of people get understandably confused how an
asteroid can explode due to air, but the pressures involved as it rams
through the atmosphere at these speeds are ridiculously huge,” Plait
wrote on Slate.
In 2013, the asteroid that exploded over Chelyabinsk, Russia, exploded with energy of 454,000 tonnes of TNT.
In 2013, the asteroid that exploded over Chelyabinsk, Russia, exploded with energy of 454,000 tonnes of TNT.
Thus, when it comes to Jupiter, one need to multiply it by 25 to
understand how a similar celestial body will explode into the planet,
once it starts passing through the atmosphere.
It can very well be seen
from Earth."
Jupiter gets hit by mysterious celestial object
From the guy who posted that video above on his You Tube account-
"On 17.03.2016 i was observing and filming Jupiter with my Skywatcher Newton 200/1000 Telescope. The seeing was not the best, so i hesitated to process the Videos. Nevertheless 10 days later i looked through the Videos and i found this strange light spot that appeared for less than one second on the edge of the planetary disc."
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Jupiter gets hit by mysterious celestial object
"On 17.03.2016 i was observing and filming Jupiter with my Skywatcher Newton 200/1000 Telescope. The seeing was not the best, so i hesitated to process the Videos. Nevertheless 10 days later i looked through the Videos and i found this strange light spot that appeared for less than one second on the edge of the planetary disc."
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