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Aftermath of the Shoemaker-Levy 9 Impact

Aftermath of the Shoemaker-Levy 9 Impact
Aftermath of the Shoemaker-Levy 9 Impact A set of Hubble observations through a blue filter on 30 July 1994 shows the dramatic, long-lasting effects of the impacts of multiple fragments of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 two weeks prior. Data: H. Hammel, MIT, and NASA. Processing: Emily Lakdawalla