Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9

Negative image of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 (SL9), taken with the 1-metre Schmidt telescope, at ESO’s La Silla Observatory, in Chile. In 1992, SL9 was broken into pieces by the gravitational field of Jupiter. The fragments of SL9 then collided with the gas giant planet in 1994.

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ESO

Over de afbeelding

Id:sl-9-neg-full_0102-cc
Type:Observatie
Publicatiedatum:5 juli 2011 18:56
Grootte:4220 x 3493 px

Over het object

Naam:Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9
Type:Solar System : Interplanetary Body : Comet
Categorie:Solar System

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