Mystery impact leaves Earth-size mark on Jupiter

[Lighthouse]

Maybe a dumb question, but how can it make an "impact"? Isn't Jupiter a giant ball of gas?

 

[SuperFerret]

At least it didn't hit Uranus.

 

[Lighthouse]

At least it didn't hit Uranus.

Well, I guess somebody eventually had to say it. It's like making a thread about a trap without mentioning Admiral Ackbar.

 

[Dew k. Mosi]

I hope it wasn't Hayley's comet. I have this cousin Marcus who saw one. He said it blew his mind. I want to make sure I never ever miss out on a Haley's comet.

:facepalm

 

[Wolfwood]

Spidey-Bat is quoting the Hangover lol.

 

[Alex The Great]

The really important question is...does Jupiter have another red spot now?

You have to remember that Jupiter is a stormy planet with Hurricanes everywhere and storms that could rip our planet to bits. Just like with the comet, the mark will be gone in a short while.

 

[Alex The Great]

Maybe a dumb question, but how can it make an "impact"? Isn't Jupiter a giant ball of gas?

When the rock goes through the atmosphere, it will get real hot, but due to the planets massive gravity, the meteors and comets get destroyed. The mark you see on Jupiter is like a Scorch mark. Because of the intense heat caused by friction etc.

 

[The Battousai]

The really important question is...does Jupiter have another red spot now?

Jupiter's "Red Spot" is actually an Earth-sized storm that's been raging for several centuries.

Can you spot the difference?

 

[Eggyman]

Jupiter's "Red Spot" is actually an Earth-sized storm that's been raging for several centuries.

Can you spot the difference?

Dewd, you've gone very serious lately.

Not really that post, but kinda. You just never seem happy any more. I hope you didn't let the haters kill your spirit when you used to post all those pictures of yourself in the Joker costume in the photo thread. Ever since then I feel you've become, erm, let's say... 'unhappy' with a lot of your fellow posters. Quite anti, in fact.

Hope you get back to yourself soon

 

[Ace of Knaves]

Yea Battousai not everyone is as clever as you. And they are not lesser people because they are not.

 

[The Battousai]

Why does everyone read my posts as if I'm constantly facepalming?

I'm sorry if I don't act like a clown on a regular basis - it's not exactly a unique method of communication here...

 

[Sam Fisher]

At least it didn't hit Uranus.

The klingons did it.

 

[Eggyman]

Why does everyone read my posts as if I'm constantly facepalming?

Because you're quite abrupt in what you say...

I'm sorry if I don't act like a clown on a regular basis - it's not exactly a unique method of communication here...

You don't have to be a clown. I'm sure you're sick of that after dressing like one so much

 

[RKO]

Why does everyone read my posts as if I'm constantly facepalming?

I'm sorry if I don't act like a clown on a regular basis - it's not exactly a unique method of communication here...

Is your constant face-palming why we love you! Don't deny us.

 

[The Battousai]

Because you're quite abrupt in what you say...

When I have to relay precise points and scientific knowledge over and over again to people in the religion thread I tend to get a bit short, yes - and this behavior seems to spread into any area that deals with similar topics. However, this is simply a means to an end.

I have not changed, personally

You don't have to be a clown. I'm sure you're sick of that after dressing like one so much

True

Is your constant face-palming why we love you! Don't deny us.

:facepalm

Spoiler

 

[chamber-music]

Did it do anything to Jupiter?

It made it angry

 

[Sam Fisher]

Doesn't Jupiter pass enough gas already?

 

[The Guard]

Jupiter's "Red Spot" is actually an Earth-sized storm that's been raging for several centuries.

Can you spot the difference?

Yes, I know. All the other lame jokes about something hitting Jupiter and creating a planet sized issue were taken.

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

I saw this on the news. Great stuff.

 

[Spidey-Bat]

Doesn't Jupiter pass enough gas already?

Not as much as Uranus *rimshot*

 

[DarkReflections]

based on the information we have, my only conclusion to this is that extra terrestrial spacecraft had something to do with this mysterious "mark" on jupiter, and that this will just be another lie by the government saying it was probably another comet that hit it.

 

[Kahoot]

Too explore strange new worlds......to find new life, and new civilization, to boldly go where no has gone Before!

in all seriousness, WTF is going on? there's this, the eclipse, and those glowing cloud thingies.
Are aliens invading? Is it the Apocalypse? Is it a Crisis on Infinite Earths?

Glowing cloud thingies? I think I missed that news. Sounds kinda freaky.

 

[The Battousai]

based on the information we have, my only conclusion to this is that extra terrestrial spacecraft had something to do with this mysterious "mark" on jupiter, and that this will just be another lie by the government saying it was probably another comet that hit it.

Yeah - because that's more likely to happen

The fact that this is your "only conclusion" shows how much rational thought you've put into this.

 

[The Battousai]

Glowing cloud thingies? I think I missed that news. Sounds kinda freaky.

Noctilucent Couds

 

[Kahoot]

Noctilucent Couds

That's just weird! Also the pic of the Eiffel Tower in that link looks like some of the ice or whatever it is has hit it.