PIA12147: Jupiter Impact Scar
 Target Name:  Jupiter
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Instrument:  IRTF
 Product Size:  806 x 1450 pixels (w x h)
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA12147.tif (1.17 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA12147.jpg (39.87 kB)

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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