The crash at last: Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 collides with Jupiter

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Astronomical Photography, Cometary Collisions, Infrared Astronomy, Jupiter (Planet), Shoemaker-Levy 9 Comet, Spaceborne Astronomy, Visible Spectrum, Color Infrared Photography, Galileo Spacecraft, Hubble Space Telescope, Infrared Telescopes, Mosaics, Spain

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Some of the early images from around the world and interplanetary space of the Shoemaker-Levy 9 comet's impact with Jupiter are presented and discussed. The sources of the images include the following: the Australian National University's 2.3-meter telescope at Sliding Spring; NASA's Hubble Space Telescope; the Galileo Spacecraft's instruments; McDonald Observatory's 2.7-meter telescope; the 3.5-meter telescope at Spain's Calar Alto Observatory; and the 24-inch South Pole Infrared Explorer telescope.

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