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Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9

A comet that broke apart and collided with Jupiter in 1994.

Type
Comet
Domain
Scientific connections
Connections
2

NASA, ESA, and H. Weaver and E. Smith (STScI) · Public domain

Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 — Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 Approaching Jupiter in 1994
Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 Approaching Jupiter in 1994 · NASA, ESA, H. Weaver and E. Smith (STScI) and J. Trauger and R. Evans (NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory)

Experience system V6

Comet profile

A trajectory-led view for nucleus, coma, tail, orbit class, and mission or observatory links.

Orbit viewerComet anatomyDiscovery factsGraph links
  1. 01

    Observe

    WIKIMEDIA imagery anchors the visual reading with licensed source metadata.

  2. 02

    Measure

    Measurement panels use graph coverage, catalog identifiers, and source availability without inventing values.

  3. 03

    Locate

    Part of Solar System.

  4. 04

    Connect

    2 graph relations shape the knowledge viewport.

Object type
Comet
Graph relations
2
Verified sources
1
Image records
2
Domain
Scientific connections
Status
Graph entity

Scientific map

Orbit context

The SunComet Shoemaker–Lev...Catalog position context
Primary orbital anchor
The Sun
Measured orbit field
Orbital distance not recorded in this graph record

Original SVG diagram

Small-body anatomy

Small-body readingIrregular nucleus/bodyComa and tail contextOrbit class from catalog dataD/1993 F2
Designation
D/1993 F2
Discovery
1993
Eccentricity
Not recorded
Inclination
Not recorded
JupiterSolar SystemComet Shoemaker–Levy 9Comet

Visual knowledge graph

Relationships, not isolated facts

This viewport is generated from the Asteria knowledge graph. Science, culture, and interpretive links remain separated by domain so visual context never changes the evidentiary meaning of a relation.

Image provenance

Photography as evidence

2 cleared visual records
Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 — Shoemaker-Levy 9 on 1994-05-17

Shoemaker-Levy 9 on 1994-05-17

NASA, ESA, and H. Weaver and E. Smith (STScI) · Public domain

Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 — Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 Approaching Jupiter in 1994

Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 Approaching Jupiter in 1994

NASA, ESA, H. Weaver and E. Smith (STScI) and J. Trauger and R. Evans (NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory) · Public domain

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location

Solar System

The Sun and the bodies gravitationally bound to it.

planet

Jupiter

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Observation

How this was captured

Source
WIKIMEDIA

Data

Scientific data & provenance

Data & provenance

Stable ID
comet:shoemaker-levy-9
Type
Comet
Domain
Scientific connections
Relationships
2
Graph version
1.0.0

Dataset membership

Open data

In the graph export: graph.json · graph.jsonld

Planned API: GET /api/v0/entities/comet:shoemaker-levy-9

Scientific quality

Partial
Unreviewed1 sourcev1.0.0

2 of 6 applicable dimensions complete, 2 partial

Description
Complete
Source coverage
Partial
Relationship coverage
Partial
Review coverage
None
Citation coverage
None
Image coverage
Complete
Timeline coverage
Not applicable

Scientific entity. Dimensions that cannot apply to this object are excluded rather than counted as gaps. See the evidence framework and authority dashboard.

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Sources & references

The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.

  • NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

    Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.

    Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.