EXTRA, EXTRA, EXTRA: Comet hits Jupiter
Description
This is an AEM maintained page of images of the collision between
Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 and the planet Jupiter.
Last updated
11:00 CDT 8/1/94
Latest additions are in the movie section
This site is no longer being updated. See the NASA Hot Topics for current NASA info.
Another source of
information on this topic is at JPL, this includes a page of
animations
of the impacts.
The captions for most images are available
by clicking the
(text)
items.
Movies (added 8/1/94)
General Fragment A, impact on 16 July, 1994 Fragment B, impact on 17 July 1994 Fragment C, impact on 17 July, 1994 Fragment E, impact on 17 July, 1994 Fragment F, impact on 18 July, 1994 Fragment G, impact on 18 July 1994 Fragment H, impact on 18 July 1994 Fragment K, impact on 19 July, 1994 Fragment L, impact on 19 July, 1994 Fragments Q1 and Q2, impacts on July 20, 1994 Fragment R, impact on July 21, 1994 Fragments S, T, U and V, impacts on July 21/22, 1994
- no observations available
(last) Fragment W, impact on 22 July, 1994 Summary images All events are now complete. Questions/Comments:
T. W. Shield, shield@aem.umn.edu