Discovery of a possible impact spot on Jupiter recorded in 1690

被引：6
作者：
Tabe, I [1 ]
Watanabe, J [1 ]
Jimbo, M [1 ]
机构：
[1] NATL ASTRON OBSERV, MITAKA, TOKYO 181, JAPAN
来源：
PUBLICATIONS OF THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN | 1997年 / 49卷 / 01期
关键词：
comets; general; historical records; impacts; planets; individual; (Jupiter); solar system;
D O I：
10.1093/pasj/49.1.L1
中图分类号：
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号：
0704 ;
摘要：
Upon surveying old drawings stored in libraries we discovered a dark spot drawn by G. Cassini in 1690 December. The size and visibility of this spot were similar to those produced by the impacts of Comet D/Shoemaker-Levy 9 in 1994. During the 18 d observational period, this spot was stretched mainly in the east-west direction by a zonal wind. Considering this circumstantial evidence together with a result of simple simulation of the time variation, we conclude that this spot was possibly produced by the impact of a single astronomical object around 1690 December 5.
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页码：L1 / L5
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