Hubble captures rare Jupiter collision

The checkout and calibration of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has been interrupted to aim the recently refurbished observatory at a new expanding spot on the giant planet Jupiter. The spot, caused by the impact of a comet or an asteroid, is changing from day to day in the planet?s cloud tops.

Link: http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMY3AE3GXF_index_0.html

Time: 24. Jul. 2009

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Topics: hubble, jupiter