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Evolution of D/G Impact Sites on Jupiter


Depicts: Jupiter, Shoemaker-Levy 9
Copyright: H. Hammel, MIT and NASA

This first image was taken about 90 minutes after the G impact on 18 July 1994. Nearly all of the structure in this image was created by the impact of fragment G, although a small dark spot to the left was the remainder of small fragment D that collided one day earlier.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
20-Apr-2026 21:59 UT

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