G impact site
These images of Jupiter, by NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, reveal the impact sites of fragments 'D' and 'G' from Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9. The upper right corners of each image points north, showing the impact sites located in Jupiter's southern hemisphere at a latitude of 44 degrees.
Credit:About the Image
About the Object
| Name: | Jupiter, Shoemaker-Levy 9 |
| Type: | Solar System : Planet : Type : Gas Giant Solar System : Planet : Feature : Surface : Impact Solar System : Interplanetary Body : Comet |
| Category: | Solar System |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical V | 555 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Infrared Near-IR | 989 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |