Something hit Jupiter ... again!

[APODman]

"Just as astronomers were telling the world that they figured out what gave Jupiter a black eye last July, yet another cosmic impact left a mark on the giant planet today. And this time, it was caught on video.

Actually, two of the world's best-known amateur observers of Jupiter both saw the flash of impact at 20:31 GMT today (4:31 p.m. ET). In Australia, Anthony Wesley captured a picture of the hit just before sunrise Friday (Down Under time). And in the Philippines, Christopher Go turned his pictures into a short video that was posted on SpaceWeather.com.

"I still can't believe that I caught a live impact on Jupiter," SpaceWeather quoted Go as saying.

It's not known exactly what caused the impact, but whether it was an asteroid or a comet, it's likely to have left a mark on Jupiter's cloud tops. So the call has gone out for all astronomers, professional and amateur, to monitor Jupiter in the hours ahead."



Look the incredible video of impact in the source below !

source: http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/06/03/4459598-something-hit-jupiter-again

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[atomic7732]

The question is now, "Are we next?"

[witold]

The question is now, "Are we next?"

Of course. Apophis is dangerous one.

[deoxy99]

The question is now, "Are we next?"

Of course. Apophis is dangerous one.

The chances are low that Apophis will hit!

[SuperNova]

i am f.....g scared!!
we are going to die!!!! ruuuuuuuuuuuuun!!!!

[deoxy99]

i am f.....g scared!!
we are going to die!!!! ruuuuuuuuuuuuun!!!!

What's your problem? ARe you bipolar? One time your scared, next you're not.

[atomic7732]

The chances are low that Apophis will hit!

Not to scare SuperNova but...

http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/risk/a99942.html

0.000740000% chance of Earth impact

or

1 in 135,000 chance

or

99.99926000% chance the asteroid will miss the Earth

[Naru523]

Even if Apophis hits, some satelites will push it away since it will happen in the 2036 (which technology are advanced).

[atomic7732]

You don't know that... 

Date   Distance   Width   Sigma
Impact   Sigma
LOV   Stretch
LOV   Impact
Probability   Impact
Energy   Palermo
Scale   Torino
Scale
YYYY-MM-DD.DD   (rEarth)   (rEarth)           (rEarth)       (MT)       
2036-04-13.37    0.53     0.00e+00     0.000     -3.276     1.03e+03     4.3e-06     5.06e+02     -3.08     0
2056-04-13.37    0.66     0.00e+00     0.000     0.304     5.53e+06     1.0e-07     5.06e+02     -4.97     0
2068-04-13.37    0.02     0.00e+00     0.000     0.335     3.11e+05     2.5e-06     5.06e+02     -3.70     0
2068-04-13.37    0.00     0.00e+00     0.000     1.039     4.09e+06     1.1e-07     5.06e+02     -5.04     0
2076-04-13.37    0.10     0.00e+00     0.000     0.350     3.35e+06     2.2e-07     5.06e+02     -4.79     0
2103-04-13.37    0.61     0.00e+00     0.000     0.334     4.25e+06     1.3e-07     5.06e+02     -5.17     0

[Naru523]

Yes I do... and time too 

[deoxy99]

Yes I do... and time too 

Then you are a fortune teller.

[atomic7732]

Yay, we have a phsycic in our presence.

[atomic7732]

Apophis is dangerous one.

Not as much as the lesser known 2007 VK184. It's a 1 on the Torino, Apophis is a 0.

[Laura]

Just think of all the potential world-killer rocks that has passed us by throughout recorded history without us knowing a thing about it. You'll sleep better

[atomic7732]

I don't worry about it. 

[SuperNova]

first thing, it was sarcasm. i wasn't scared at all. not even of 2007 VK184. cause impact chanse is 0,034%, so 99,97% that it misses. lol