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Comet P/Shoemaker-Levy 9
- Object NameObject NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.Comet P/Shoemaker-Levy 9
- Release DateSeptember 29, 1994
- Science ReleaseEvolution of the P/Shoemaker-Levy 9 “Gang of Four” Region
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Evolution of the P/Shoemaker-Levy 9 "Gang of Four" Region
This series of eight NASA Hubble Space Telescope "snapshots" shows the evolution of the P-Q complex, also called the "gang of four" region, of Comet P/Shoemaker-Levy 9. The eight individual frames chronicle changes in the comet during the 12 months before colliding with Jupiter....
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Claire Andreoli
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