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Jupiter Comet P/Shoemaker-Levy 9 Impact Frame A: July 16, 1994
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 image of Jupiter Comet P/Shoemaker-Levy 9 Impact. This image was taken at 5:33 p.m. EDT on July 16th, 1994.
- Object NameObject NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.Jupiter, Comet P/Shoemaker-Levy 9
- Release DateJuly 23, 1994
- Science ReleaseHubble Shows Evolution of Ejecta from the “A” Comet Impact Site
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Hubble Shows Evolution of Ejecta from the "A" Comet Impact Site
This series of images, which spans more than five days beginning at 5:33 p.m. EDT on July 16, 1994, was obtained with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 using the methane filter that reveals details in Jupiter's higher atmosphere. These images show the...
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