Jupiter hit by a giant space rock Follow us: @astro.voyagers . Video is captured by amateur astronomer @jose_luis_pereira_ via @bosplanet Quote "Because it orbits close to the main asteroid belt and handles a powerful gravitational pull, Jupiter gets pummeled fairly often. Those impacts opened a rare window into below the cloud tops, and professional astronomers took advantage of the opportunity. They studied the impact sites with a variety of powerful telescopes, fleshing out our understanding