Impact Scar (IMAGE)

University of California - Berkeley

Impact Scar

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The scar from the probably impact appeared July 19 in Jupiter's southern hemisphere, and has grown to a size greater than the extent of the Pacific Ocean. This infrared image taken with Keck II on July 20 shows the new feature observed on Jupiter and its relative size compared to Earth.

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Paul Kalas (UCB), Michael Fitzgerald (LLNL/UCLA), Franck Marchis (SETI Institute/UCB), James Graham (UCB)

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