Suggested Searches

1 min read

Color Image of Multiple P/Shoemaker-Levy 9 Comet Impacts on Jupiter

Color Image of Multiple P/Shoemaker-Levy 9 Comet Impacts on Jupiter
Image of Jupiter with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope's Planetary Camera. Eight impact sights are visible. From left to right are the E/F complex (barley visible on the edge of the planet), the star shaped H site, the impact sites for tiny N, Q1, small Q2, and R, and on the far right limb the D/G complex. The D/G complex also shows extended haze at the edge of the planet. The features are rapidly evolving on timescales of days. The smallest features in the this image are less than 200 kilometers across. This image is a color composite of three filters at 9530, 550, and 4100 Angstroms.
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    Jupiter, Comet P/Shoemaker-Levy 9
  • Release Date
    July 22, 1994
  • Science Release
    Color Hubble Image of Multiple Comet Impacts on Jupiter
  • Credit
    Credit: Hubble Space Telescope Comet Team and NASA

Downloads

  • 705 × 665
    jpg (26.59 KB)
  • 705 × 665
    tif (1.34 MB)
  • 705 × 665
    jpg (28.96 KB)
  • 200 × 200
    jpg (5.71 KB)
  • 350 × 330
    jpg (11.56 KB)

Share

Details

Last Updated
Mar 28, 2025
Contact
Media

Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
claire.andreoli@nasa.gov