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  • 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 17, 1994
  • Science Release
    Hubble Image of Comet Shoemaker-Levy First Fragment Impact With Jupiter
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  • Credit
    Science Release Credit: H. Hammel, MIT and NASA

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