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[ottoman]

Cool! I like the image in the article of the impact from October. The flash was only visible for about 4 seconds, but was still captured.

[SSP]

cool, We have Jupiter to thank for attracting so many of them, keeping them out of our Goldilocks zone! Jupiter keeps that asteroid belt and even the Kuiper belt in check.

[Wayne R]

This is not the first object to hit the Jovian atmosphere. The planet was hit in September last year and the event was captured by amateur astronomer José Luis Pereira from Brazil. So far eight such impacts have been confirmed since July 1994.

EEK! It is not asteroids it is terra forming missiles sent by aliens to use Jupiter as a stepping stone to an Earth invasion!!!!