Jupiter And Comet Shoemaker-levy 9 is a photograph by Nasa, Esa, H. Weaver And E. Smith (stsci) And J. Trauger And R. Evans (nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory) /science Photo Library which was uploaded on October 2nd, 2018.
Jupiter And Comet Shoemaker-levy 9
Jupiter and comet Shoemaker-Levy 9. Composite image showing Jupiter (upper centre) and fragments of the comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 (bright dots). Comet... more
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Jupiter And Comet Shoemaker-levy 9
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Nasa, Esa, H. Weaver And E. Smith (stsci) And J. Trauger And R. Evans (nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory) /science Photo Library
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Jupiter and comet Shoemaker-Levy 9. Composite image showing Jupiter (upper centre) and fragments of the comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 (bright dots). Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 was discovered on 24th March 24 1993. It was the first comet to be observed orbiting a planet rather than the sun. The effect of Jupiter's tidal forces had already torn the comet apart and eventually the fragments collided with Jupiter between 16-22nd July 1994. Imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope, in 1994.
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