Comet · Periodic comet (impacted Jupiter, 1994)
Shoemaker–Levy 9
D/1993 F2
- Type
- Periodic comet (impacted Jupiter, 1994)
NASA, ESA, and H. Weaver and E. Smith (STScI) · Public domain
Overview
Scientific overview
Shoemaker–Levy 9 is a periodic comet (impacted jupiter, 1994) in orbit around The Sun.
Gallery
Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 Approaching Jupiter in 1994
This is a composite photo, assembled from separate images of Jupiter and Comet P/Shoemaker-Levy 9, as imaged by the Wide Field & Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2), aboard.
NASA, ESA, H. Weaver and E. Smith (STScI) and J. Trauger and R. Evans (NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory) · Public domain
Observation
How this was captured
- Source
- WIKIMEDIA
Sources
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.
- NASA JPLJet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics
Orbital data, ephemerides, and small-body parameters for planets, asteroids, and comets.