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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Id:sl-9-neg-full_0102-cc
Type:Observation
Udgivelsesdato:5. juli 2011 18:56
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Navn:Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9
Type:Solar System : Interplanetary Body : Comet
Kategori:Solar System

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OptiskESO 1-metre Schmidt telescope