An amateur astronomer reported a fireball on Jupiter a few days ago. Sure enough, when footage was checked, here’s what they saw. Details at Space.com.
Sep 13 2012
Jupiter takes one for the team
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mattisironen
September 13, 2012 at 6:29 am (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Damn, that fireball seems nearly Earth-size.
davidnangle
September 13, 2012 at 6:59 am (UTC -6) Link to this comment
That’s what a Jupiter is for!
Good boy, Jupiter. Good boy.
Gregory in Seattle
September 13, 2012 at 7:04 am (UTC -6) Link to this comment
That’ll do, Jove. That’ll do.
The Lorax
September 13, 2012 at 8:11 am (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Ouch! That’ll leave a mark.
My morbid curiosity leads me to wonder, what if that thing hit Earth? I can only imagine, after seeing that fireball, that humanity would be in a very bad way.
lorn
September 13, 2012 at 12:23 pm (UTC -6) Link to this comment
It pays to have a husky front line blocking for you.
F
September 13, 2012 at 7:40 pm (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Well, yeah, that and yanking bits of ice and rock out of stable orbits in the first place.
StevoR
September 13, 2012 at 10:53 pm (UTC -6) Link to this comment
By Jove!
What awesome footage.
marcaso
September 14, 2012 at 8:19 am (UTC -6) Link to this comment
F, the Lord giveth, the Lord taketh away. Or there’s a version on our coffee machine, attributed to Tom Waites: the large print giveth, the small print taketh away.