Shoemaker-Levy 9
This Hubble Space Telescope image shows the P-Q complex, also called the "gang of four' region, of Comet P/Shoemaker-Levy 9. It was taken on 17 May 1994 with the WFPC2 (in “wide field” mode).
Credit: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
WFPC2 |