157: Modeling impacts with Dr. Boslough

Aug 11

Written By Carrie Nugent

Dr. Mark Boslough describes what happens when an asteroid enters Earth's atmosphere. He tell the story of how he learned of the historic 2013 Chelyabinsk impact. He also shares what it was like to see the effects of the Shoemaker-Levy 9 Jupiter impa… — Dr. Mark Boslough describes what happens when an asteroid enters Earth's atmosphere. He tell the story of how he learned of the historic 2013 Chelyabinsk impact. He also shares what it was like to see the effects of the Shoemaker-Levy 9 Jupiter impact.
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Image: Impact sites on Jupiter after the Shoemaker-Levy 9 Jupiter impact as imaged by Hubble.

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Carrie Nugent

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