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G impact site (Jupiter , Shoemaker-Levy 9) — image from the Hubble Space Telescope

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G impact site

July 20, 1994 · ESA/Hubble · Jupiter , Shoemaker-Levy 9

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These images of Jupiter, by NASA / ESA Hubble Space Telescope, reveal the impact sites of fragments 'D' and 'G' from Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9. The upper right corners of each image points north, showing the impact sites located in Jupiter's southern hemisphere at a latitude of 44 degrees.