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 …
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 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.
Comet Shoemaker-Levy Homepage (JPL) - NASA Solar System Exploration
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
Jul 26, 2019 · Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 showed us that large impacts still happen in the Solar System, and were a factor in NASA developing programs to address the impact risk to Earth. From comet science, to Jupiter science, to the science of impacts, the legacy of that serendipitous discovery by Carolyn and Gene Shoemaker and David Levy continues to this day ...
Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 Collision with Jupiter - NSSDCA
From July 16 through July 22, 1994, fragments of Comet P/Shoemaker-Levy 9 collided with Jupiter, with dramatic effect. This was the first collision of two solar system bodies ever to be observed. Shoemaker-Levy 9 consists of 20 discernable fragments with diameters estimated at up to 2 kilometers, which impacted the planet at 60 km/s.
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. The comet was in orbit around Jupiter with a period of about 2 years, and last made a close approach to Jupiter on July 7, 1992, at a distance of approximately 0.38 ...
Welcome to the HST Shoemaker-Levy9 Wide-Angle Camera Page
Comet Shoemaker Levy 9 (D/1993 F2) taken by H. Weaver and E. Smith (STSci) on May 17,1994 with the HST Wide-Angle Camera. Shoemaker Levy 9 was discovered by Carolyn and Eugene Shoemaker and David Levy on March 24, 1993. As they continued observing, they noted that it had an abnormal shape.
Shoemaker-Levy 9 impact on Jupiter 30 years ago - EarthSky
Jul 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...