List of Jupiter events

Hubble image of the scar taken on 23 July 2009 during the 2009 Jupiter impact event, showing a blemish of about 8,000 kilometres long.[1]

In recorded history, the planet Jupiter has experienced impact events and has been probed and photographed by several spacecraft.

## Contents

* 1 Impact
* 2 Spacecraft entry
* 3 Spacecraft orbit
* 4 Spacecraft flybys
* 5 References

## Impact

Main page: Astronomy:Impact events on Jupiter
Notable Jupiter impact events  Event  | Date (UTC)  | Rough original
size (meters)  | Latitude (°)  | Longitude (°)  | Discoverer(s)

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Aug 2023 event[2] | 2023/08/28 16:45  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?
Oct 2021 event[3][4] | 2021/10/15 13:24  | ?  | +20  | 201  | Ko Arimatsu
Sep 2021 event[5] | 2021/09/13 22:39:30  | ?  | −5.5  | 105.7  | José Luis Pereira
Apr 2020 event[6] | 2020/04/10  | 1-4  | ?  | ?  | Juno team
Aug 2019 event[7] | 2019/08/07 04:07  | ?  | ?  | ?  | Ethan Chappel
May 2017 event[8][9] | 2017/05/26 19:25  | 12  | +51  | ?  | Sauveur Pedranghelu
Mar 2016 event[8][10] | 2016/03/17 00:18:33  | 15  | ?  | ?  | John McKeon
Sep 2012 event[8][11] | 2012/09/10 11:35:00  | 30  | +2  | 345  | Dan Peterson
Aug 2010 event[8][12] | 2010/08/20 18:22:12  | 10  | +11  | ?  | Masayuki Tachikawa
Aoki Kazuo
Jun 2010 Jupiter impact event[13] | 2010/06/03 20:31:20  | 13  | ?  | ?  | Anthony Wesley
Jul 2009 Jupiter impact event[14] | 2009/07/19 13:30  | 200–500  | −57  | 55  | Anthony Wesley
Jul 1994 Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9[15] | 1994/07/16 20:13:16 –
1994/07/22 08:06:16  | 1800  | varies for each fragment  | varies for each fragment  | Carolyn Shoemaker
Eugene Shoemaker
David Levy
Mar 1979 event[16] | 1979/03/05 17:45:24  | ?  | ?  | ?  | Voyager team

## Spacecraft entry

* Galileo spacecraft entry – September 21, 2003
* Galileo probe entry – December 7, 1995

## Spacecraft orbit

* Juno
* Galileo

## Spacecraft flybys

* New Horizons
* Cassini-Huygens
* Ulysses (twice)
* Voyager 2
* Voyager 1
* Pioneer 11
* Pioneer 10

## References

1. ↑ Dennis Overbye (24 July 2009). "Hubble Takes Snapshot of Jupiter's 'Black Eye'". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/25/science/space/25hubble.html?ref=science. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
2. ↑ Jones, Andrew (31 August 2023). "Amateur astronomers spot new impact on Jupiter" (in en). Space.com. https://www.space.com/amateur-astronomers-jupiter-cosmic-collision.
3. ↑ Bartels, Meghan (21 October 2021). "Jupiter hit by another space rock in rare views captured by Japanese skywatchers" (in en). Space.com. https://www.space.com/jupiter-impact-flash-october-2021-photo-video.
4. ↑ King, Bob (18 October 2021). "Jupiter Whacked Again? Japanese Astronomers Record Possible Impact". Sky & Telescope. https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/jupiter-whacked-again-japanese-astronomers-record-possible-impact/.
5. ↑ King, Bob (14 September 2021). "Amateur Spots Possible New Impact Flash at Jupiter". Sky & Telescope. https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/amateur-spots-possible-new-impact-flash-at-jupiter/.
6. ↑ Giles, Rohini S.; Greathouse, Thomas K.; Kammer, Joshua A.; Gladstone, G. Randall; Bonfond, Bertrand; Hue, Vincent; Grodent, Denis C.; Gérard, Jean-Claude et al. (8 February 2021). "Detection of a bolide in Jupiter's atmosphere with Juno UVS". Geophysical Research Letters 48 (5): e91797. doi:10.1029/2020GL091797. Bibcode: 2021GeoRL..4891797G.
7. ↑ Mack, Eric. "Jupiter just got slammed by something so big we saw it from Earth" (in en). https://www.cnet.com/news/jupiter-just-got-slammed-by-something-so-big-we-saw-it-from-earth/.
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 R. Hueso; M. Delcroix; A. Sánchez-Lavega; S. Pedranghelu; G. Kernbauer; J. McKeon; A. Fleckstein; A. Wesley et al. (2018). "Small impacts on the giant planet Jupiter". Astronomy & Astrophysics 309: 277–296. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2018.03.012. Bibcode: 2018Icar..309..277B.
9. ↑ King, Bob (28 May 2017). "New Impact Flash Seen on Jupiter". Sky & Telescope. https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/new-impact-flash-seen-at-jupiter/.
10. ↑ Malik, Tariq (29 March 2016). "Jupiter Just Got Hit by a Comet or Asteroid ... Again (Video)" (in en). Space.com. https://www.space.com/32411-jupiter-hit-by-comet-asteroid-video.html.
11. ↑ Malik, Tariq (11 September 2012). "Explosion on Jupiter Spotted by Amateur Astronomers" (in en). Space.com. https://www.space.com/17534-jupiter-impact-explosion-amateur-astronomers.html.
12. ↑ Shiga, David. "Jupiter attacked for third time in 13 months". New Scientist. https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn19354-jupiter-attacked-for-third-time-in-13-months/.
13. ↑ Hueso, R.; Wesley, A.; Go, C.; Pérez-Hoyos, S.; Wong, M. H.; Fletcher, L. N.; Sánchez-Lavega, A.; Boslough, M. B. E. et al. (1 October 2010). "First Earth-Based Detection of a Superbolide on Jupiter". The Astrophysical Journal 721 (2): L129–L133. doi:10.1088/2041-8205/721/2/L129. Bibcode: 2010ApJ...721L.129H. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20101029-100056391.
14. ↑ "Impact mark on Jupiter, 19th July 2009". https://jupiter.samba.org/jupiter-impact.html.
15. ↑ "Comet Crash Impact Times Request". NASA JPL. https://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/sl9/impacts4.html.
16. ↑ Cook, A.F.; Duxbury, T.C. (1981). "A Fireball in Jupiter's Atmosphere". J. Geophys. Res. 86 (A10): 8815–8817. doi:10.1029/JA086iA10p08815. Bibcode: 1981JGR....86.8815C. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1981JGR....86.8815C.

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Jupiter

* Outline of Jupiter

Geography|

* Atmosphere
* Great Red Spot
* Magnetosphere
* Rings

Moons|

| Inner moons|

* Adrastea
* Amalthea
* Metis
* Thebe

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Galilean moons|

* Callisto
* Europa
* Ganymede
* Io

Irregular moons|

* Ananke group
* Carme group
* Himalia group
* Pasiphae group

Ungrouped moons|

* Carpo
* Themisto
* Valetudo

Astronomy|

| General|

* Jupiter-crossing minor planets
* Solar eclipses

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Trojans|

* Greek camp
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Impact events|

* Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9
* 2009 Jupiter impact event
* 2010 Jupiter impact event

Exploration and
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* Juno

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Past|

* Cassini
* Galileo
* New Horizons
* Pioneer program
* Pioneer 10
* Pioneer 11
* Ulysses
* Voyager program
* Voyager 1
* Voyager 2

Future|

* Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (2022)
* Europa Clipper (2025)

Proposed|

* Io Volcano Observer (2021)
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* Smara (2030)

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