Discovery image of the 2009 Jupiter impact

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Discovery image of the 2009 Jupiter impact

This photo of Jupiter was captured by Anthony Wesley on July 19, 2009 at 15,54 UTC from a home observatory at Murrumbateman, New South Wales, Australia. A black mark near the top of the image marks the location of the impact mark discovered by Wesley near the south pole of Jupiter.

Anthony Wesley

Original image data dated on or about July 19, 2009