[meteorite-list] Jupiter hit by massive meteor/asteroid

From: Dave Gheesling <dave_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2010 23:14:06 -0400
Message-ID: <48E55445FF4E480F9A3F9DA34818FD5F_at_meteorroom>

Even cooler Rob! And no, I'm not about to argue this point with you,
brother ;-) Hope to see some killer pix tomorrow...
All best!
Dave

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[mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Matson,
Robert D.
Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 11:02 PM
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Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Jupiter hit by massive meteor/asteroid

Hi Dave,

I think it's a little too early to say whether this is an "obviously
smaller"
impact than previous ones. I actually predict that there will be a
significant black smudge at this longitude when it rotates back into view in
the next couple hours. Anyone with a 6-inch or larger aperture telescope
should be checking Jupiter ~2 hours from now to see if they can spot the
aftermath of this impact. --Rob

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[mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Dave
Gheesling
Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 7:43 PM
To: countdeiro at earthlink.net; meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Jupiter hit by massive meteor/asteroid

Guido/All,
Wow. I recall that the SL9 impact from July 1994 was around then dubbed as
a
1 in 1,000 year event. Then the fantastic impact scar image only 15 years
later, last July, from the Australian amateur astronomer, and now this
(obviously smaller, but wow...).

All best,
Dave

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Received on Thu 03 Jun 2010 11:14:06 PM PDT