Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 - Hubble Space Telescope
Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 fragment G impact site on Jupiter
Hubble Space Telescope image of Jupiter showing the impact
site of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 fragment G. The image was
taken on 18 July 1994 about an hour and 45 minutes after
the impact. The impact site is the dark round area below
and right of the center of the frame, at about 45 S latitude.
Note the asymmetry of the circular features. The fragments
of Shoemaker-Levy 9 impacted Jupiter at about 60 km/s and
left traces in the atmosphere which could be observed for
many weeks. Jupiter has a diameter of 140,000 km and north
is at 10:00.
(HST, SL9G-5)
