Jupiter comet impact

Esahubble_opo9444c_1024

esahubble_opo9444c September 29th, 1994

Credit: NASA & ESA

This image shows the aftermath of cometP/Shoemaker-Levy 9's impact with Jupiter.The impact sites of fragments C, A and E are visible on the southern hemisphere, from left to right and this image was taken about 12, 23, and 4 hours after each collision. Jupiter's satellite 10 is seen crossing above the center of the disk, and the famous Great Red Spot is near the eastern limb.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9444c/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Jupiter Shoemaker-Levy 9
Subject - Solar System
Planet > Type > Gas Giant
Interplanetary Body > Comet

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Grayscale Hubble (WFPC2) Ultraviolet (Far-UV) 160.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Grayscale
Esahubble_opo9444c_1280
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ID
opo9444c
Subject Category
A.1.1.2   A.2.2  
Subject Name
Jupiter, Shoemaker-Levy 9
Credits
NASA & ESA
Release Date
1994-09-29T05:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9444c/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
N/A
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
WFPC2
Color Assignment
Grayscale
Band
Ultraviolet
Bandpass
Far-UV
Central Wavelength
160
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
236.0, 220.0
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
Quality
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
ESA/Hubble
URL
http://www.spacetelescope.org/
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City
Garching bei München
State/Province
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID
esahubble
Resource ID
opo9444c
Metadata Date
2003-12-09T17:42:41+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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