Hubble Shows Evolution of Ejecta from the “A” Comet Impact Site

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...

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.

Jupiter Comet P/Shoemaker-Levy 9 Impact Frame B: July 17, 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 on July 17th, 1994, 19.5 hours after Frame A.

Jupiter Comet P/Shoemaker-Levy 9 Impact Frame C: July 19, 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 on July 19th, 1994, 59.6 hours after Frame A.

Jupiter Comet P/Shoemaker-Levy 9 Impact Frame E: July 21, 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 on July 21, 1994, 90.4 hours after Frame A.

Jupiter Comet P/Shoemaker-Levy 9 Impact Frame E: July 21, 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 on July 21, 1994, 109.5 hours after Frame A.

Jupiter Comet P/Shoemaker-Levy 9 Impact Frame F: July 22, 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 on July 22, 1994, 129.5 hours after Frame A.