Collision of comet Shoemaker-Levi 9 with Jupiter: what shall we see?
B.A. Klumova,b,
V.I. Kondaurovb,
A.V. Konyukhovc,
Yu.D. Medvedevd,
A.G. Sokolskiid,
S.V. Utyuzhnikovc,
V.E. Fortovb aMax-Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Postfach 1312, Giessenbechstrasse 85748 , Garching, 85741, Germany bJoint Institute for High Temperatures, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Izhorskaya 13/19, Moscow, 127412, Russian Federation cMoscow Institute of Physics and Technology (National Research University), Institutskii per. 9, Dolgoprudny, Moscow Region, 141701, Russian Federation dInstitute of Theoretical Astronomy, Russian Academy of Sciences, nab. Kutuzova 10, St. Petersburg, 191187, Russian Federation
In July 1994 a dramatic cosmic event will take place: comet Shoemaker-Levi 9 will collide with Jupiter. The entry of the comet into the atmosphere of Jupiter will be accompanied by a rapid energy release and an explosion will take place. The energy released during the explosion, of the order of 107 Mt, will exceed by some thousandfold the total nuclear potential accumulated by mankind. Some characteristics of the interaction of the comet with Jupiter are discussed and possible consequences of the collision are outlined.
PACS:96.50.Gn, 96.30.Kf (all) DOI:10.1070/PU1994v037n06ABEH000027 URL: https://ufn.ru/en/articles/1994/6/c/ A1994RB07800003 Citation: Klumov B A, Kondaurov V I, Konyukhov A V, Medvedev Yu D, Sokolskii A G, Utyuzhnikov S V, Fortov V E "Collision of comet Shoemaker-Levi 9 with Jupiter: what shall we see?" Phys. Usp.37 577–588 (1994)
TY JOUR
TI Collision of comet Shoemaker-Levi 9 with Jupiter: what shall we see?
AU Klumov, B. A.
AU Kondaurov, V. I.
AU Konyukhov, A. V.
AU Medvedev, Yu. D.
AU Sokolskii, A. G.
AU Utyuzhnikov, S. V.
AU Fortov, V. E.
PB Physics-Uspekhi
PY 1994
JO Physics-Uspekhi
JF Physics-Uspekhi
JA Phys. Usp.
VL 37
IS 6
SP 577-588
UR https://ufn.ru/en/articles/1994/6/c/
ER https://doi.org/10.1070/PU1994v037n06ABEH000027