PIA12147: Jupiter Impact Scar
This image shows a large impact shown on the bottom left on Jupiter's south polar region captured on July 20, 2009, by NASA's Infrared Telescope Facility in Mauna Kea, Hawaii.
Target Name: Jupiter
Is a satellite of: Sol (our sun)
Instrument: IRTF
Product Size: 806 samples x 1450 lines
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Original Caption Released with Image:

This image shows a large impact shown on the bottom left on Jupiter's south polar region captured on July 20, 2009, by NASA's Infrared Telescope Facility in Mauna Kea, Hawaii.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Infrared Telescope Facility

Image Addition Date:
2009-07-20