Jupiter after SL-9 Impact
Depicts: Jupiter, Shoemaker-Levy 9
Copyright: J.T. Clarke, G.E. Ballester (University of Michigan), and J.T.Trauger (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), and NASA
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Three impact sites appear as dark smudges lined up along Jupiter's southern hemisphere (from left to right, sites C, A, and E). This pair of images was obtained on 17 July, several hours after the E impact.
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Hubble's view of the same hemisphere of Jupiter 12-13 days later shows that the smoke and dust have now been spread mainly in the east/west direction by the prevailing winds at the altitude where the dark material is suspended or "floating" in the atmosphere.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
