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Jupiter Impacts<\/h2>\n
Jupiter is a rapidly changing planet. \u00a0Last year it lost a stripe, and the big orange eye that is characteristic of the planet is actually a massive storm that is dissolving. \u00a0The planet’s size creates a strong gravitational field that attracts meteors and comets. \u00a0Here are some of the most spectacular images of impacts over the last years.<\/p>\n
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Jupiter Impact – September 10th, 2012<\/h2>\n
A gigantic meteor struck Jupiter this week, creating an explosion so massive that amateur astronomers looking through their telescopes here on Earth were able to see it. Amateur astrophotographer\u00a0 George Hall<\/a>\u00a0of Dallas, Texas happened to have a camera and telescope pointed at the planet at the time, and snagged some video footage of the fireball. \u00a0Click on the image to play the video<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
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Jupiter Impact September 10, 2012<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Jupiter Impact – June 3rd, 2010<\/h2>\n
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Jupiter Impact June 03, 2010<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Jupiter Impact with Comet Levy 9 – July 1994<\/h2>\n
Impacts the size of the Earth…<\/p>\n
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Levy Impacts Scars on Jupiter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Jupiter Impacts Jupiter is a rapidly changing planet. \u00a0Last year it lost a stripe, and the big orange eye that is characteristic of the planet is actually a massive storm that is dissolving. \u00a0The planet’s size creates a strong gravitational field that attracts meteors and comets. \u00a0Here are some of the most spectacular images of … <\/p>\n
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