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Jupiter takes an annual pummelling from the Solar System

Flashes of light seen on the giant planet hint at frequent impacts by small objects.
Video observation of the June 2010 impact in Jupiter

A bright flash on Jupiter in 2010 marks a hit from a celestial visitor, perhaps a comet. Credit: Anthony Wesley

Jupiter is being walloped by as many as 65 meteorite impacts each year.

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Nature 562, 10 (2018)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-06851-x

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