>>New infrared images show the likely impact point was near the south polar region, with a visibly dark "scar" and bright upwelling particles in the upper atmosphere detected in near-infrared wavelengths, and a warming of the upper troposphere with possible extra emission from ammonia gas detected at mid-infrared wavelengths.
"We were extremely lucky to be seeing Jupiter at exactly the right time, the right hour, the right side of Jupiter to witness the event. We couldn't have planned it better," said Glenn Orton, a scientist at JPL.<<
1 posted on
07/21/2009 10:05:30 AM PDT by
Osnome
To: Osnome
It was hit by Odumbo’s sinking poll numbers, coming down from the heavens.
2 posted on
07/21/2009 10:10:38 AM PDT by
Mr. Jazzy
("I AM JIM THOMPSON!!!")
To: Osnome
What are the odds that Jupiter would be struck in the same location 15 years later? Astronomical !
3 posted on
07/21/2009 10:10:50 AM PDT by
theDentist
(I AM JIM THOMPSON! qwerty ergo typo : i type, therefore i misspelll)
To: Osnome
“My God! It’s full of stars!”
4 posted on
07/21/2009 10:12:51 AM PDT by
50sDad
(The Left cannot understand life is not in a test tube. Raise taxes, & jobs go away.)
To: Osnome
Someone is always hit on Jupiter!
In this case it is Thetis a sea nymph! Ain't politics a hoot!
5 posted on
07/21/2009 10:16:53 AM PDT by
Young Werther
(Julius Caesar (Quae Cum Ita Sunt. Since these things are so.))
To: Osnome
OH NO!!!
I have friends that live in Jupiter
6 posted on
07/21/2009 10:17:17 AM PDT by
from occupied ga
(Your most dangerous enemy is your own government,)
To: Osnome
7 posted on
07/21/2009 10:17:48 AM PDT by
SunkenCiv
(https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/__Since Jan 3, 2004__Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
To: 75thOVI; aimhigh; Alice in Wonderland; AndrewC; aragorn; aristotleman; Avoiding_Sulla; BBell; ...
9 posted on
07/21/2009 10:19:02 AM PDT by
SunkenCiv
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11 posted on
07/21/2009 10:22:32 AM PDT by
SunkenCiv
(https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/__Since Jan 3, 2004__Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
To: Osnome
I believe that will make Jupiter eligible for several billion in stimulus money. I mean there is a shovel ready program if there ever was one...filling in that big hole in Jupiter!!
14 posted on
07/21/2009 10:28:45 AM PDT by
The Louiswu
(I live vicariously, through myself.)
To: Osnome
Did Glenn Orton thank Obama? If Bush had still been President, the impact would have happened on the far side of Jupiter and not been visible on earth.
This website is from Greece, so they should be calling the planet Dias (or Zeus).
To: Osnome
Jupiter sweeps up a lot of debris in the outer solar system,
almost certainly keeping us alive that much longer.
18 posted on
07/21/2009 10:45:34 AM PDT by
onedoug
To: All
State controlled media (SCaM) Headline?
Huge glob of CO2 breaks loose, smashes Jupiter
America Poses Danger For Other Planets
Consensus of all scientists says America to blame.
19 posted on
07/21/2009 10:46:40 AM PDT by
WilliamofCarmichael
(If modern America's Man on Horseback is out there, Get on the damn horse already!)
To: Osnome
Bush’s fault. Women and minorities affected most.
21 posted on
07/21/2009 1:02:15 PM PDT by
gop4lyf
(Obama wants to raise taxes and kill babies. Palin wants to raise babies and kill taxes.)
To: Osnome
NO doubt life on Jupiter was wiped out.
22 posted on
07/21/2009 2:01:21 PM PDT by
TASMANIANRED
(TAZ:Untamed, Unpredictable, Uninhibited.)
To: Osnome
24 posted on
07/21/2009 8:42:01 PM PDT by
Cyber Liberty
(I AM JIM THOMPSON!)
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