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Evolution of D/G impact sites on Jupiter (Jupiter , Shoemaker-Levy 9) — image from the Hubble Space Telescope

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Evolution of D/G impact sites on Jupiter

September 29, 1994 · ESA/Hubble · Jupiter , Shoemaker-Levy 9

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This series of snapshots, taken with the Hubble Space Telescope, shows evolution of the comet P/Shoemaker-Levy 9 impact region called the D/G complex. This feature was produced by two nuclei of comet P/Shoemaker-Levy 9 that collided with Jupiter on 17 and 18 July 1994, respectively, and was later modified again by the impact of the S fragment on 21 July 1994.