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    Perseid Meteors Shower the Sky

    The Comet that Destroyed America

    What's The Cause Of Jupiter’s Newest Spot?

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    Image of erictseverson erictseverson
    08/14/09

    In reply to Perseid Meteors Shower the Sky
    Not to be Peter Picky, but people much smarter than us on Astronomy Picture of the Day say that first photo isn't a Perseid meteor.

    "But the meteor flashing above Discovery is not likely to be one of the Perseids because its path doesn't point back to that shower's radiant."
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    Image of Lauren Davis Lauren Davis
    08/14/09

    @erictseverson: Yep. I mention that in the text beside the image.
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    Image of RandomFrequentFlierDent RandomFrequentFlierDent
    08/14/09

    In reply to Perseid Meteors Shower the Sky
    This was the first year I actually remembered to watch it and had clear weather. Nice photographs, I'm impressed that people are fast enough to capture it.

    Oh and nice photo from Halifax. Maritimes represent.
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    Image of Gilese Gilese
    08/14/09

    In reply to Perseid Meteors Shower the Sky
    I dragged my ass out of bed at 2am and didn't see jack shit. Hurm.
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    Image of bookwench bookwench
    08/15/09

    @Gilese: husband and I stayed up late to stand on the hill behind the house and see them. No luck. *sniff* But hey, the geminids are supposed to be awesome, with different colors.

    [stardate.org]
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    Image of cletar cletar
    07/22/09

    In reply to The Comet that Destroyed America
    That's a crappy explanation for Clovis. I don't think archaeological evidence supports that at all.
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    Image of IraeNicole IraeNicole
    07/22/09

    In reply to The Comet that Destroyed America
    If only they had Bruce Willis.
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    Image of Quilt Quilt
    07/22/09

    In reply to The Comet that Destroyed America
    Esplodo.
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    Image of acrobatic rabbit acrobatic rabbit
    07/22/09

    In reply to The Comet that Destroyed America
    I watched a PBS special about this theory. and they demonstrated how an impact crater wouldn't be found. Many times comets themselves are pieces of rock, gas, and ice..instead of one large whole piece of rock. So if one were to enter the atmosphere, it wouldn't be like an asteroid that would leave a large crater. instead it would be like tossing pea gravel onto sand, but obviously on a much larger scale. Thus leaving many shallow craters that could easily fill with sediment over time.
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    I ♥ Bitchy Trampolines promoted this comment Edited by acrobatic rabbit at 07/22/09 11:40 AM acrobatic rabbit was starred acrobatic rabbit was unstarred
    Image of Dr Emilio Lizardo Dr Emilio Lizardo
    07/22/09

    In reply to The Comet that Destroyed America
    Gives new meaning to "America Bashing."
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    Image of Whitworthian Whitworthian
    07/21/09

    In reply to What's The Cause Of Jupiter’s Newest Spot?
    There's a little black spot on the gas giant today...
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    Image of JediPeteSolo JediPeteSolo
    07/21/09

    In reply to What's The Cause Of Jupiter’s Newest Spot?
    The test results have come back and I'm afraid I have some bad news. Its melanoma.
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    Image of RandomFrequentFlierDent RandomFrequentFlierDent
    07/20/09

    In reply to What's The Cause Of Jupiter’s Newest Spot?
    As I was reading the story one of my first thoughts was "I can’t wait to make some kind of 2001/2010 reference in the comments"

    Apparently I was beaten to it. By everyone.
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    Image of Dr Emilio Lizardo Dr Emilio Lizardo
    07/20/09

    In reply to What's The Cause Of Jupiter’s Newest Spot?
    I know Jupiter is H-U-G-E but it's still somewhat frightening that it can be hit by something big enough to leave a dent that size and we don't realize it's coming till after the fact.
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    Image of Qev Qev
    07/20/09

    In reply to What's The Cause Of Jupiter’s Newest Spot?
    Apparently, it's been confirmed as an impact mark by Glenn Orton over at JPL, who's observing the spot using NASA's IR Telescope.
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    07/20/09

    @Qev: Yup, That Guy below mentioned JPL's confirmation as well. The Austrailian gets no props from them, figures.
    Funny thing, exactly 15 years ago Shoemaker-Levy 9 smacked Jupiter with it's infamous "string-of-pearls" between the 16th and the 22nd of July.
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    Image of KayDemon KayDemon
    07/20/09

    In reply to What's The Cause Of Jupiter’s Newest Spot?
    All these worlds are yours, except Europa. Attempt no landings there. (It's only a few years early.)
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    Image of Bill-Lee Bill-Lee
    07/20/09

    @KayDemon: It's actually only a year away.
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    07/20/09

    @Bill-Lee: Somebody call Floyd Heywood. We better start making a deal with the Soviets now!
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    Image of Bill-Lee Bill-Lee
    07/20/09

    @Grey_Area: As long as Dr. Floyd and his Russian equivalent can negotiate near the ladder of a radio telescope.
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    Image of That Guy That Guy
    07/20/09

    In reply to What's The Cause Of Jupiter’s Newest Spot?
    JPL's saying it's an impact. Also, that it's "full of stars."
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