Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 - Wikipedia
WEBComet 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 different nomenclature.
Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 | Astronomy, Impacts & History
WEBMar 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 9: The backstory and its impact
WEBJul 15, 2024 · Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 smashed into Jupiter in 1994, creating an explosion thousands of times more potent than Earth's nuclear arsenal.
P/Shoemaker-Levy 9 - Science@NASA
WEBThe comet was named for its discoverers. Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 was the ninth short-periodic comet discovered by Eugene and Carolyn Shoemaker and David Levy.
Comet Shoemaker-Levy Homepage (JPL) - NASA Solar System Exploration
WEBRon 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 - NASA Solar System Exploration
WEBOn 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.
Shoemaker-Levy 9 impact on Jupiter 30 years ago - EarthSky
WEBJul 16, 2024 · Thirty years ago, between July 16 and 22, 1994, many earthly observers looked on as Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 (SL9) struck the giant planet Jupiter. Astronomers saw the comet leave visible scars...
The Lasting Impacts of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 - Science@NASA
WEBJul 26, 2019 · At the close of the last century, a comet, captured into orbit around a planet, traveled too close and was shredded by its gravity into multiple pieces, some as large as a half a mile (1 km) long. Those fragments would plunge into the the planet’s atmosphere in a series of impacts.
What the Shoemaker-Levy 9 Impact Taught Us
WEBJul 15, 2019 · A fragment of the shattered comet P/Shoemaker-Levy 9 had been predicted to smack the planet. The Hubble image was timed to show the impact location. People muttered and murmured in response to the palpable tension.
Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9's Epic Crash with Jupiter in Pictures
WEBJul 18, 2014 · In July 1994, the Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 slammed into Jupiter after breaking apart into many pieces. Astronomers around the world watched the epic comet crash in real-time with telescopes and...
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