Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9

Shoemaker Levy 9(SL9) is a comet . On July 16th, 1994, twenty-three years ago now, this comet had crashed into Jupiter. Although this is when the crash had happened the comet, SL9, had been discovered a year before it had rammed into Jupiter, on the date of March 24, 1993. Shoemaker Levy 9’s collision with Jupiter had been the first seen on another planet other than our home planet itself, Earth. This impact that SL9 made on Jupiter actually lasted around six days and created “plumes” that were recorded

being discovered, the comet, Shoemaker Levy 9 began to make it’s mark on Jupiter and even bigger impact on Earth. In 1994 a recently identified comet crashed into the gaseous surface of what we call Jupiter. Not only did this happen thirteen years ago, but we can still see evidence of the comet's impact to this day. In March of 1993 a small group of astronomers known for discovering many other comets laid eyes upon the soon to be Shoemaker Levy 9 comet. Their names being David Levy and Eugene and Carolyn

Shoemaker Levy 9 was a comet that struck Jupiter in 1994, marking the most spectacular end any human has ever witnessed. The collision, which happened months after its discovery, left visible marks that you could see from small telescopes on Earth.“This is the first collision of two solar system bodies ever to be observed, and the effects of the comet impacts on Jupiter's atmosphere have been simply spectacular and beyond expectations," said a source from NASA. The comet was first discovered by three

March 24, 1993, Carolyn and Eugene Shoemaker, along with David Levy peered up at the sky just like they had so many nights before. This night, however, would be unlike any they had experienced before. The trio was always on the watch for NEOs, or near earth objects, but this particular sighting would bring realizations about not only the interaction of comets, but of the safety of Earth itself in our solar system. The comet was reported to be about one arc minute long and was said to have faint tail

on comets. I settled upon comets because comets have always intrigued me and I have never really known the full extent of them. I have known that comets come across the Earth with their spectacular light but I have never really known the whole story behind them such as how they come across the Earth, the specialty of them, and how there is light coming from them. After researching extensively, I have learned a great deal about them such as their origins, where they form, and also what comets were

mystery. One of the most recent fascinations to astronomers has been asteroids, meteors, meteorites, and comets. These space rocks are found

named Dactyl and the asteroid was Ida. Galileo was also the first atmospheric probe to enter Jupiter's atmosphere. The spacecraft was also the first to enter Jupiter’s orbit and go around it. Galileo also directly observed a comet impacting a planet. The comet was Shoemaker-Levy 9. But by far, the most important discovery was discovering liquid ocean water under Europa’s (one of Jupiter’s moons)

Andrea Matthews 3/24/17 SCI135-SP17-B1 – Term Paper I. TOPIC: Hubble Space Telescope results in planetary science. II. PURPOSE: Talk about the history and great discoveries of the Hubble Telescope. Why was the Hubble constructed? What were some of the problems encountered and how has it moved the discoveries of the universe forward. III. AUDIENCE: A. Expectations Most of the audience will most likely be familiar with the Hubble Telescope. Some might know of the spherical aberration that caused

It would seem counterintuitive to place a telescope into space considering the function of a telescope is to bring objects closer to us. It is also a risky operation putting a telescope into when compared to building one on the ground. Telescopes placed into space also require large amounts of money both during launch and for ongoing maintenance. It is important to remember though that many of the greatest advancements regarding the universe have occurred as a result of telescopes in space. The reason

A Short History of Nearly Everything is a popular science book by American author Bill Bryson that explains some areas of science, using a style of language which aims to be more accessible to the general public than many other books dedicated to the subject. It was one of the bestselling popular science books of 2005 in the UK, selling over 300,000 copies.[1] instead describing general sciences such as chemistry, paleontology, astronomy, and particle physics. In it, he explores time from the