Hubble Images Suggest Rogue Asteroid Smacked Jupiter
Thursday, June 3, 2010 - 10:12
in Astronomy & Space
(PhysOrg.com) -- Without warning, a mystery object struck Jupiter on July 19, 2009, leaving a dark bruise the size of the Pacific Ocean. The spot first caught the eye of an amateur astronomer in Australia, and soon, observatories around the world, including NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, were zeroing in on the unexpected blemish.