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.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
| Id: | sl-9-neg-full_0102-cc |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 5 July 2011, 18:56 |
| Size: | 4220 x 3493 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 |
| Type: | Solar System : Interplanetary Body : Comet |
| Category: | Solar System |
Image Formats
Wallpapers
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical | ESO 1-metre Schmidt telescope |