Comet P/Shoemaker-Levy 9
This image shows the "gang of four' region of Comet P/Shoemaker-Levy 9 roughly 12 months before its impact with Jupiter.
Credit:NASA & ESA
About the Image
About the Object
| Name: | Shoemaker-Levy 9 |
| Type: | Solar System : Interplanetary Body : Comet |
| Category: | Solar System |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical | Hubble Space Telescope |