Evolution of D/G Impact Sites on Jupiter

Esahubble_opo9446c_1024

esahubble_opo9446c September 29th, 1994

Credit: H. Hammel, MIT and NASA/ESA

This second image, obtained on 23 July, shows that the Jovian winds have swept the material into a striking 'curly-cue' structure.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9446c/

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
Planet > Feature > Surface > Impact

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Grayscale Hubble (WFPC2) Ultraviolet (U) -
Esahubble_opo9446c_1280
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ID
opo9446c
Subject Category
A.1.1.2   A.1.2.1.4  
Subject Name
Jupiter, Shoemaker-Levy 9
Credits
H. Hammel, MIT and NASA/ESA
Release Date
1994-09-29T05:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9446c/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
N/A
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
WFPC2
Color Assignment
Grayscale
Band
Ultraviolet
Bandpass
U
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
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
opo9446c
Metadata Date
2003-12-09T17:42:47+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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