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Captured Comet Becomes Moon of Jupiter

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the don't-leave-me-moon-buddy dept.

An anonymous reader writes 'Jupiter's gravity captured a comet in the mid-20th century, holding it in orbit as a temporary moon for 12 years. The comet, named 147P/Kushida-Muramatsu, is the fifth body known to have been pulled by Jupiter from its orbit around the Sun. The discovery adds to our understanding of how Jupiter interferes with objects from the 'Hilda group,' which are asteroids and comets with orbits related to Jupiter's orbit.'

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  1. I wonder by gcnaddict · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Did it moon Jupiter as well?

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  2. Re:Good catch Jupiter by clone53421 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    What I want to know is... was a flickering bat logo projected onto the clouds of Jupiter right before this rogue comet was incarcerated?

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