HST Imaging of Atmospheric Phenomena Created by the Impact of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9
- 3 March 1995
- journal article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 267 (5202) , 1288-1296
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.7871425
Abstract
Hubble Space Telescope (HST) images reveal major atmospheric changes created by the collision of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 with Jupiter. Plumes rose to 3000 kilometers with ejection velocities on the order of 10 kilometers second -1 ; some plumes were visible in the shadow of Jupiter before rising into sunlight. During some impacts, the incoming bolide may have been detected. Impact times were on average about 8 minutes later than predicted. Atmospheric waves were seen with a wave front speed of 454 ± 20 meters second -1 . The HST images reveal impact site evolution and record the overall change in Jupiter's appearance as a result of the bombardment.Keywords
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