Hubble Photographs Jupiter's New "Scar"

Posted by Soulskill on Saturday July 25, 2009 @03:53AM from the too-bad-cassini's-at-the-wrong-planet dept.

BearRanger writes "Calibration of new systems in the Hubble Space Telescope (installed in May by Shuttle Atlantis astronauts) were interrupted to take pictures of the new 'scar' near the south pole of Jupiter. The scar is believed to have been caused by the impact of an asteroid or small comet with the gas giant, which we discussed last Sunday. Hubble's return to service will be delayed by this interruption, but NASA says that rare events such as this warrant the delay. This is only the second recorded impact of an object with Jupiter."

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Hubble seems really upgraded by ZosX · 2009-07-25 04:22 · Score: 3, Interesting

This is a pretty great image. I don't remember shots of jupiter looking anywhere near this good before. I really can't wait to see what the new hubble is capable of producing.

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Size by gmerideth · 2009-07-25 04:35 · Score: 3, Interesting

Has there been any mention of the size of that scar? I know the red spot can hold 2-3 earths but what size is that scar?

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