Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 - Wikipedia
Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 was the ninth periodic comet (a comet whose orbital period is 200 years or less) discovered by the Shoemakers and Levy, thence its name. It was their eleventh comet discovery overall including their discovery of two non-periodic comets, which use a …
P/Shoemaker-Levy 9 - Science@NASA
Shoemaker-Levy 9 left dark, ringed scars that were eventually erased by Jupiter's winds. While the impact was dramatic, it was more than a show. It gave scientists an opportunity to gain new insights into Jupiter, Shoemaker-Levy 9, and cosmic collisions in general.
Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 | Astronomy, Impacts & History
Mar 25, 1993 · Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9, comet whose disrupted nucleus crashed into Jupiter over the period of July 16–22, 1994. The cataclysmic event, the first collision between two solar system bodies ever predicted and observed, was monitored from Earth-based telescopes worldwide, the Hubble Space Telescope and.
Comet Shoemaker-Levy Homepage (JPL) - NASA Solar System Exploration
Ron Baalke. From July 16 through July 22, 1994, pieces of an object designated as Comet P/Shoemaker-Levy 9 collided with Jupiter. This is the first collision of two solar system bodies ever to be observed, and the effects of the comet impacts on Jupiter's atmosphere have been simply spectacular and beyond expectations.
Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9: The backstory and its impact
Jul 15, 2024 · Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 smashed into Jupiter in 1994, creating an explosion thousands of times more potent than Earth's nuclear arsenal.
The Lasting Impacts of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 - Science@NASA
In July 1994, astronomers around the world watched with bated breath as the fragments of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 slammed into the planet Jupiter. “It was just incredible to watch” says Dr. Kelly Fast, one of the impact’s observers, and now manager of NASA’s Near-Earth Object Observations program.
Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 - NASA Solar System Exploration
On the night of March 24, 1993, Eugene and Carolyn Shoemaker and David Levy discovered a strange looking comet from a photograph taken from the 0.4 meter Schmidt telescope in Palomar Observatory in Califonia. The comet was named Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 after the discoverers, the ninth comet discovered by this team.
Hubble Memorable Moments: Comet Impact - NASA Science
Apr 14, 2016 · In July 1994, the Hubble Space Telescope was poised to use its newly fixed optics to observe one of the most impressive astronomical events of the centure - the Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 fragments impacting Jupiter. But the Hubble team faced multiple challenges before it could happen.
Shoemaker-Levy 9 Collision with Jupiter - NSSDCA
Comet P/Shoemaker-Levy 9 was discovered by Carolyn and Gene Shoemaker and David Levy in a photograph taken on March 18, 1993 with the 0.4-meter Schmidt telescope at Mt. Palomar.
NASA ScienceCasts: The Lasting Impacts of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9
In July 1994, astronomers around the world watched as the fragments of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 slammed into the planet Jupiter.