Superbolides impacts in Jupiter

Authors

Christopher Y. Go ⋅ PH University of San Carlos
Anthony Wesley ⋅ AU Canberra Astronomical Society
Michael H. Wong ⋅ US University of California-Berkeley
Imke de Pater ⋅ US University of California-Berkeley
Antonio Sanchez-Lavega ⋅ ES Universidad Pais Vasco
George Hall ⋅ US The University of Texas at Dallas
Santiago Perez Hoyos ⋅ ES Unidad Asociada Grupo Ciencias Planetarias
Glenn S. Orton ⋅ US NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Leigh Fletcher ⋅ US Oxford University

Abstract

The 1994 Comet Shoemaker-Levy impacts on Jupiter was thought to be a once in a lifetime event. However in 2009, Anthony Wesley observed an impact remnant in Jupiter showing that impacts might more common than previously thought. On June 2010, Anthony Wesley and Christopher Go discovered a fireball exploding in Jupiter. This observation was the first ever Superbolides detection in another planet. In the following years, two other Superbolides impacts were observed on Jupiter. The Chelyabinsk impact in Russia showed how important it is to study the effects of these Superbolides. The nature and effects of the Superbolides impact on Jupiter will be discussed along with follow up observations using the Hubble Space Telescope, Keck Observatory and NASA's Infrared Telescope Facility.

About the Speaker

Christopher Y. Go, University of San Carlos

Christopher Go lives on the island of Cebu in the Philippines. He has been an amateur astronomer since 1986, the year of the return of Halley's Comet. He studied at the University of San Carlos where he received a BS in physics. While a student there, Chris and friends organized the University's Astronomical Society. Chris's main astronomical interests are planetary imaging, particularly of Jupiter and Saturn. In February 2006, Chris Go discovered that the white spot Oval BA of Jupiter (later called Red Spot Jr.) had turned red. He joined planetary scientists Imke de Pater and Phil Marcus to observe Jupiter in the spring of 2006 with the Hubble Space Telescope. He was also involved with follow-up Hubble and Keck observations of Jupiter. In 2008, he received the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers' prestigious Walter Haas Award. In June 3, 2010, he co discovered the Superbolide impact on Jupiter with Anthony Wesley. Professionally, he is a businessman into furniture manufacturing. He is married to wife Vicky and has four children: Steven, Kathlyn, Frances and Vincent.

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Issue

2013: Proceedings of the 31st Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Physics Congress

Article ID

SPP2013-PS-8

Section

Invited Presentations

Published

2013-10-23

How to Cite

[1]

CY Go, A Wesley, MH Wong, I de Pater, A Sanchez-Lavega, G Hall, SP Hoyos, GS Orton, and L Fletcher, Superbolides impacts in Jupiter, Proceedings of the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas 31, SPP2013-PS-8 (2013). URL: https://proceedings.spp-online.org/article/view/SPP2013-PS-8.