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The next morning it became known as Shoemaker-Levy 9, or SL9 for short.
SETI Institute: How to Catch a Comet SETI Institute 2011
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The next morning it became known as Shoemaker-Levy 9, or SL9 for short.
SETI Institute: How to Catch a Comet SETI Institute 2011
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They need an event such as Shoemaker-Levy to shake things up but even so it will be forgotten over time.
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In 1686, Italian astronomer Giovanni Cassini noted a dark spot on Jupiter that was about the same size as the largest bruise seen after Comet Shoemaker-Levy hit the planet in 1994.
Amateur Astronomers Capture Collision on Jupiter | Impact Lab 2010
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The processes involved in the TP are resembling those accompanying falling P/Shoemaker-Levy 9 onto Jupiter and, possibly, the impact-caused Younger Dryas cooling ~13 ka ago.
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Could it be another large, fast object striking the gas giant, a la Shoemaker-Levy, fourteen years ago this month?
Information, Culture, Policy, Education: Mysterious black spot appears on Jupiter 2009
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In July 1994, twenty-one fragments of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 smashed into Jupiter, leaving black and brown blotches on the planet for over a year, each blotch itself, the size of Earth.
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Remember dear Shoemaker-Levy 9 and the damage done to the surface of Jupiter, plus the time it took for that to clear up on a gaseous surface.
Giant Impact Near India — Not Mexico — May Have Killed Dinosaurs | Universe Today 2009
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In 1994, fragments of the Shoemaker-Levy 9 comet slammed into Jupiter.
Year 2036: Mars colonization and a date with destiny | Impact Lab 2009
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I seem to recall that the Shoemaker-Levy comet, that hit Jupiter in the 1990s, was first ripped apart by the planet's gravitational field, resulting in several impact sites.
Gas Giant Smackdown! Walter Jon Williams 2009
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