Animated view of Jupiter showing comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 impact sites

This animation of Jupiter was created from real images taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. The impact sites of the fragments of comet Shoemaker–Levy 9, which hit Jupiter in 1994, are visible in dark brown in the planet’s southern hemisphere.

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ESO/M. Kornmesser, NASA/ESA

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Id:eso2104b
Release date:18 March 2021, 14:00
Related releases:eso2104
Duration:20 s
Frame rate:25 fps

About the Object

Name:Jupiter
Type:Solar System : Planet : Feature : Atmosphere
Category:Solar System

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