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Some kind of space debris about 100 feet across hit Jupiter and we got it on video!
@TheAbbotTrithemius Yes! I was shocked at just how bright it was. Amazing!
@FranklyCurious Very cool. I wouldn't expect to see such a sharp impact from something hitting a gas planet. I wonder if it was more of a detonation as the object overheated in denser layers..
Also, for the editor, the phrase "4:45 pm UTC" made my soul hurt
@SnelsetterFarm LOL. Good catch!
I think the rock heats up and at a certain point it explodes. But I would have thought he'd see more before it does so. Very impressive!
@FranklyCurious
You have to wonder about the force of something striking Jupiter that can actually be seen creating a sizable flash like that.