An infrared image of Jupiter at a wavelength of 2.3 microns, constructed
in a computer from 5 individual images taken from Palomar Mountain on 
July 23rd and 24th, 1994, showing the scars left by the multiple impacts
of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9. The picture shows the planet as it would 
appear to an observer located above 45 S, 60 W. The prominent impact 
sites E, H, Q, G, and L (from left to right) are visible at 44 S, 
surrounding the bright South Polar Hood. The smaller spot between the Q 
and G impact sites is due to the R impact, which was observed directly 
from Palomar. The Polar Hood and the impact sites both appear bright in 
this image because they are composed of particulate clouds that are high
above an opaque layer of gaseous methane, which obscures the underlying 
cloud deck at this wavelength. The fainter feature at 20 S, near the 
western limb of the planet, is the famous Great Red Spot.