Jupiter: Shoemaker-Levy 9G impact site | PIA01263 | ||
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This mosaic of WFPC-2 images shows the evolution of the Shoemaker-Levy 9 G impact site on Jupiter. | ||
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Image Credit: R. Evans, J. Trauger, H. Hammel and the HST Comet Science Team and NASA. | |||
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This
mosaic of WFPC-2 images shows the evolution of the Shoemaker-Levy 9 G impact
site on Jupiter. The images from lower left to upper right show: 1. the impact plume at 07/18/94 07:38 UT (about 5 minutes after the impact); 2. the fresh impact site at 07/18/94 at 09:19 UT (1.5 hours after impact); 3. the impact site after evolution by the winds of Jupiter (left), along with the L impact (right), taken on 07/21/94 at 6:22 UT (3 days after the G impact and 1.3 days after the L impact); 4. and further evolution of the G and L sites due to winds and an additional impact (S) in the G vicinity, taken on 07/23/94 at 08:08 UT (5 days after the G impact). |
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