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AE35Unit · 27th July 2009, 11:11 AM

I've just caught this on BBC News and don't know the full details,
But it seems they have discovered a dark spot on Jupiter,and I'm wondering if this is a new event or a leftover of the comet crash in the late 90s.

gully_foyle · 27th July 2009, 01:53 PM

The cool thing was, it was first spotted by an amateur astronomer from Murrumbateman, which is just near Canberra, where I used to live.

ktabic · 27th July 2009, 03:03 PM

It's a new event. It might have been just normal weather, Jupiter storms can take on a black spot appearance. But now they have looking at it with IR, the heat of a impact has been detected.

Oh, and kids, remember this. You think you might have problems with acne, Jupiter's latest spot is the size of the Pacific.

AE35Unit · 27th July 2009, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by ktabic

Oh, and kids, remember this. You think you might have problems with acne, Jupiter's latest spot is the size of the Pacific.

Hmmm thats gonna need a big tube of Clearasil!

Granfalloon · 27th July 2009, 06:25 PM

Spotted Gas Giant on the Loose! Run for your lives!!

27th July 2009, 11:11 AM	#1 (permalink)
AE35Unit ]==[]===© • Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Darlington Posts: 5,577	Hubble sees spot on Jupiter I've just caught this on BBC News and don't know the full details, But it seems they have discovered a dark spot on Jupiter,and I'm wondering if this is a new event or a leftover of the comet crash in the late 90s.

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gully_foyle Here kitty kitty kitty! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Australia, Queensland Posts: 1,216	Re: Hubble sees spot on Jupiter The cool thing was, it was first spotted by an amateur astronomer from Murrumbateman, which is just near Canberra, where I used to live.

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ktabic Save punctuation! Join Date: May 2008 Location: Cambridgeshire Posts: 737	Re: Hubble sees spot on Jupiter It's a new event. It might have been just normal weather, Jupiter storms can take on a black spot appearance. But now they have looking at it with IR, the heat of a impact has been detected. Oh, and kids, remember this. You think you might have problems with acne, Jupiter's latest spot is the size of the Pacific.

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Granfalloon Science fiction fantasy Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Iceland Posts: 157 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Hubble sees spot on Jupiter Spotted Gas Giant on the Loose! Run for your lives!!

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