Because we are looking at another potential impact just two days ago on August 20th. This report comes from Junichi Watanabe of Japan using a fairly modest 6 inch telescope and a decent webcam.
So far, no one else has reported this impact and initial follow up observations reveal no impact scar on Jupiter. If it was a small impactor and burned up higher in the atmosphere, it is possible for there to be no impact scar (as was the case with the previous impact).
We still need a lot more data, but if we keep finding them at this rate, we might have to revise our expected impact rate upward a bit (at least for Jupiter!)Reprinted with permission from the Half-Astrophysicist Blog.
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4 comments:
I read the title to fast and thought it said, Jupiter must be a big target for assholes.
gezzzz, better put my glasses on
LOL, SER! Can we ship them all there, can we, can we????
There could be asshole asteroids, couldn't there?
Man, can't you tell a war when you see one? How else can you explain all these impacts?
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