List of Jupiter events

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

Impact

Notable Jupiter impact events
Event	Date (UTC)	Rough original size (meters)	Latitude (°)	Longitude (°)	Discoverer(s)
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

References

^ Dennis Overbye (24 July 2009). "Hubble Takes Snapshot of Jupiter's 'Black Eye'". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
^ Jones, Andrew (31 August 2023). "Amateur astronomers spot new impact on Jupiter". Space.com. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
^ Bartels, Meghan (21 October 2021). "Jupiter hit by another space rock in rare views captured by Japanese skywatchers". Space.com. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
^ King, Bob (18 October 2021). "Jupiter Whacked Again? Japanese Astronomers Record Possible Impact". Sky & Telescope. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
^ King, Bob (14 September 2021). "Amateur Spots Possible New Impact Flash at Jupiter". Sky & Telescope. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
^ Giles, Rohini S.; Greathouse, Thomas K.; Kammer, Joshua A.; Gladstone, G. Randall; Bonfond, Bertrand; Hue, Vincent; Grodent, Denis C.; Gérard, Jean-Claude; Versteeg, Maarten H.; Bolton, Scott J.; Connerney, John E. P.; Levin, Steven M. (8 February 2021). "Detection of a bolide in Jupiter's atmosphere with Juno UVS". Geophysical Research Letters. 48 (5): e91797. arXiv:2102.04511. Bibcode:2021GeoRL..4891797G. doi:10.1029/2020GL091797. S2CID 231855339.
^ Mack, Eric. "Jupiter just got slammed by something so big we saw it from Earth". CNET. Retrieved 2019-08-09.
^ a b c d R. Hueso; M. Delcroix; A. Sánchez-Lavega; S. Pedranghelu; G. Kernbauer; J. McKeon; A. Fleckstein; A. Wesley; J.M. Gómez-Forrellad; J.F. Rojas; J. Juaristi (2018). "Small impacts on the giant planet Jupiter". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 309: 277–296. arXiv:1804.03006. Bibcode:2018Icar..309..277B. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2018.03.012. S2CID 119397579.
^ King, Bob (28 May 2017). "New Impact Flash Seen on Jupiter". Sky & Telescope. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
^ Malik, Tariq (29 March 2016). "Jupiter Just Got Hit by a Comet or Asteroid ... Again (Video)". Space.com. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
^ Malik, Tariq (11 September 2012). "Explosion on Jupiter Spotted by Amateur Astronomers". Space.com. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
^ Shiga, David. "Jupiter attacked for third time in 13 months". New Scientist. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
^ Hueso, R.; Wesley, A.; Go, C.; Pérez-Hoyos, S.; Wong, M. H.; Fletcher, L. N.; Sánchez-Lavega, A.; Boslough, M. B. E.; de Pater, I.; Orton, G. S.; Simon-Miller, A. A.; Djorgovski, S. G.; Edwards, M. L.; Hammel, H. B.; Clarke, J. T.; Noll, K. S.; Yanamandra-Fisher, P. A. (1 October 2010). "First Earth-Based Detection of a Superbolide on Jupiter". The Astrophysical Journal. 721 (2): L129–L133. arXiv:1009.1824. Bibcode:2010ApJ...721L.129H. doi:10.1088/2041-8205/721/2/L129. S2CID 37619282.
^ "Impact mark on Jupiter, 19th July 2009". jupiter.samba.org. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
^ "Comet Crash Impact Times Request". www2.jpl.nasa.gov. NASA JPL. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
^ Cook, A.F.; Duxbury, T.C. (1981). "A Fireball in Jupiter's Atmosphere". J. Geophys. Res. 86 (A10): 8815–8817. Bibcode:1981JGR....86.8815C. doi:10.1029/JA086iA10p08815.

[nyt2009-1] Dennis Overbye (24 July 2009). "Hubble Takes Snapshot of Jupiter's 'Black Eye'". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 June 2010.

[2] Jones, Andrew (31 August 2023). "Amateur astronomers spot new impact on Jupiter". Space.com. Retrieved 31 August 2023.

[3] Bartels, Meghan (21 October 2021). "Jupiter hit by another space rock in rare views captured by Japanese skywatchers". Space.com. Retrieved 16 December 2021.

[october-4] King, Bob (18 October 2021). "Jupiter Whacked Again? Japanese Astronomers Record Possible Impact". Sky & Telescope. Retrieved 16 December 2021.

[5] King, Bob (14 September 2021). "Amateur Spots Possible New Impact Flash at Jupiter". Sky & Telescope. Retrieved 14 September 2021.

[Giles-6] Giles, Rohini S.; Greathouse, Thomas K.; Kammer, Joshua A.; Gladstone, G. Randall; Bonfond, Bertrand; Hue, Vincent; Grodent, Denis C.; Gérard, Jean-Claude; Versteeg, Maarten H.; Bolton, Scott J.; Connerney, John E. P.; Levin, Steven M. (8 February 2021). "Detection of a bolide in Jupiter's atmosphere with Juno UVS". Geophysical Research Letters. 48 (5): e91797. arXiv:2102.04511. Bibcode:2021GeoRL..4891797G. doi:10.1029/2020GL091797. S2CID 231855339.

[7] Mack, Eric. "Jupiter just got slammed by something so big we saw it from Earth". CNET. Retrieved 2019-08-09.

[Hueso2018-8] R. Hueso; M. Delcroix; A. Sánchez-Lavega; S. Pedranghelu; G. Kernbauer; J. McKeon; A. Fleckstein; A. Wesley; J.M. Gómez-Forrellad; J.F. Rojas; J. Juaristi (2018). "Small impacts on the giant planet Jupiter". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 309: 277–296. arXiv:1804.03006. Bibcode:2018Icar..309..277B. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2018.03.012. S2CID 119397579.

[9] King, Bob (28 May 2017). "New Impact Flash Seen on Jupiter". Sky & Telescope. Retrieved 16 December 2021.

[10] Malik, Tariq (29 March 2016). "Jupiter Just Got Hit by a Comet or Asteroid ... Again (Video)". Space.com. Retrieved 16 December 2021.

[11] Malik, Tariq (11 September 2012). "Explosion on Jupiter Spotted by Amateur Astronomers". Space.com. Retrieved 16 December 2021.

[12] Shiga, David. "Jupiter attacked for third time in 13 months". New Scientist. Retrieved 16 December 2021.

[13] Hueso, R.; Wesley, A.; Go, C.; Pérez-Hoyos, S.; Wong, M. H.; Fletcher, L. N.; Sánchez-Lavega, A.; Boslough, M. B. E.; de Pater, I.; Orton, G. S.; Simon-Miller, A. A.; Djorgovski, S. G.; Edwards, M. L.; Hammel, H. B.; Clarke, J. T.; Noll, K. S.; Yanamandra-Fisher, P. A. (1 October 2010). "First Earth-Based Detection of a Superbolide on Jupiter". The Astrophysical Journal. 721 (2): L129–L133. arXiv:1009.1824. Bibcode:2010ApJ...721L.129H. doi:10.1088/2041-8205/721/2/L129. S2CID 37619282.

[14] "Impact mark on Jupiter, 19th July 2009". jupiter.samba.org. Retrieved 10 January 2022.

[SL9_impacts-15] "Comet Crash Impact Times Request". www2.jpl.nasa.gov. NASA JPL. Retrieved 5 January 2022.

[voyager-16] Cook, A.F.; Duxbury, T.C. (1981). "A Fireball in Jupiter's Atmosphere". J. Geophys. Res. 86 (A10): 8815–8817. Bibcode:1981JGR....86.8815C. doi:10.1029/JA086iA10p08815.