Jupiter Comet Impact
This image of Jupiter shows the remarkable spreading of the clouds of smoke and dust thrown into the atmosphere after the impacts of the fragments of comet P/Shoemaker-Levy 9. These dark regions provide the only information ever obtained on the wind direction and speed in Jupiter's upper atmosphere.
Credit:NASA & ESA
About the Image
NASA press release
| Id: | opo9444e |
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| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 29 September 1994, 05:00 |
| Size: | 1263 x 1194 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Jupiter, Shoemaker-Levy 9 |
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| Type: | Solar System : Planet : Type : Gas Giant Solar System : Interplanetary Body : Comet |
| Category: | Solar System |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Ultraviolet Far-UV | 160 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |