What would happen if something hits Jupiter?

Answer 1

Anything small as say, Earth, probably nothing at all. It will likely just get sucked into Jupiter's mass and broken down by gases and elements. I couldn't see anything other than an asteroid, space debris, an Earth probe or satelitte, or comet actually hitting it though. You mean like a planet? That is highly unlikely. Jupiter is so massive though and full of dense gases that even if a planet theoretically hit it, Earth would not be affected. It may look cool through a telescope to see the impact and aftermath, that's probably all. Jupiter takes hits for our solar system all the time being a massive gas giant with a powerful gravitational field in the outermost portion of our solar system. It would take something HUGE to blow it up. Life might suck for us if that ever happened.

Answer 2

Well, as digital_genius already pointed out, Comet Shoemaker-Levy hit Jupiter a few years back and didn't do any damage. If you mean something big enough to destroy Jupiter or knock it out of orbit: we'd all be in big trouble, because something that big would have enough gravity to throw the whole solar system out of whack and probably damage the Sun.

Answer 3

Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 left scars that persisted for months, even though the surface is gas. Had it hit Earth, it would have been a mass-extinction event.

Answer 4

that something will say ouch Jupiter why you got to hit so hard lol.

Answer 5

It depends on how big the "something" is and how fast it is moving when it hits.

Answer 6

It already did, a comet... it made big holes on the planet.

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Answer 7

shumaker-levy already hit it.
nothing much.
a fireworks show is about it.