Novina Putri Bestari, CNBC Indonesia
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Tuesday, 05/09/2023 14:15 WIB
Foto: Planet Jupiter (NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Kevin M. Gill/Handout via REUTERS)
Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – Jupiter was reported recently hit by a mysterious object. The collision associated with the asteroid impact is said to have produced a flash of light.
The crash event was shared by the Autotelescopes for Serendipitous Event Survey (OASES) project and the Planetary Observation Camera for Optical Transient Surveys (PONCOTS). The light impact was seen in Jupiter’s atmosphere, quoted from Space, Tuesday (5/9/2023).
OASES shares high-resolution images of Jupiter at the time of the collision. They use data provided by amateurs.
An amateur space lover account called MASA Planetary Log shares footage of the collision. A brief burst of light appeared from Jupiter.
To Space, the account said it took an automatic shot so it could record Jupiter’s surface. The light seen in videos posted on X is due to the brightness and color balance being adjusted automatically.
“When I wake up in the morning and open X [media sosial yang dulunya Twitter], I see information that there has been a flash of light on the surface of Jupiter. That night I checked the video and saw a flash of light.”
He added, “I was very lucky to be able to photograph the phenomenon as it happened”.
Space noted that Jupiter often experiences collisions. The cause is due to the strong gravitational force and location close to the main asteroid belt.
One of the most recorded collisions was with debris from comet Shoemaker-Levy 9. The incident occurred in 1994 and left traces some time after.
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