Table 4
Predictions of impacts per year on Jupiter that leave observable debris fields, and their detectability.
| Size (m) | Mean | Min | Max | Detectability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (yr−1) | (yr−1) | (yr−1) | (yr) | |
| 45 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 7.0 | 0.4–2.6 |
| 170 | 0.43 | 0.17 | 1.1 | 2–12 |
| 380 | 0.15 | 0.06 | 0.37 | 6–30 |
Notes. The impact frequency is the number of impacts that we estimate to occur on Jupiter every year. Their detectability (the mean number of years between observable impacts of a given size and larger) is affected by observational biases, as discussed in detail in Sect. 7.3.
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