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Flash seen on Jupiter

Enormous impact flash seen lighting up Jupiter’s atmosphere

16 June 2022

Astronomers spotted a huge space rock slamming into Jupiter, creating a blast of light and energy equivalent to 2 million tonnes of TNT – the brightest such event since 1994
Ganymede

A giant impact may have caused cracks all over Jupiter's moon Ganymede

23 July 2020

New analysis of images of cracks on Ganymede indicate that they cover most of the surface in concentric rings, suggesting a giant impact rocked the moon 4 billion years ago

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