List of Jupiter events

In recorded history, the planet Jupiter has experienced impact events and has been probed and photographed by several spacecraft.

Hubble image of the scar taken on 23 July 2009 during the 2009 Jupiter impact event, showing a blemish of about 8,000 kilometres long.[1]

Impact

Event Date (UTC) Rough original
size (meters)
Latitude (°) Longitude (°)
Aug 2019 event[2] 2019/08/07 04:07
May 2017 event[3]2017/05/26 19:2513+51.2?
Mar 2016 event2016/03/17 00:18:3315+4?
Sep 2012 event[4]2012/09/10 11:35:0030+2345
Aug 2010 event[4]2010/08/20 18:22:1210+11?
Jun 2010 Jupiter impact event2010/06/03 20:31:2012−16.1342.7
Jul 2009 Jupiter impact event2009/07/19 13:30300−57305
Jul 1994 Comet Shoemaker–Levy 91994/07/16-221800−65?

Spacecraft entry

  • Galileo spacecraft entry – September 21, 2003
  • Galileo Probe entry – December 7, 1995

Spacecraft orbit

Spacecraft flybys

References

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