The visible optical power emitted from the expansion plumes from 0.4 and 2 km diameter fragments of Shoemaker‐Levy are expected to be, ∼25% and comparable to, the visible solar flux reflected from Jupiter, respectively, for several minutes, and could be easily observed by sensors on the Galileo spacecraft. Earth‐based observers can detect these plumes as these expand over the SW limb of Jupiter and come into earth view some minutes after impact!
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