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| Description: Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 and Its Encounter with Jupiter This comet, originally orbiting Jupiter, was torn apart by the planet’s gravitational force on July 7, 1992, fracturing into at least 21 pieces. Its returning debris, shown here in May 1994, struck the planet between July 16 and July 22, 1994 Picture Stats: Views: 555 Filesize: 72.55kB Height: 392 Width: 1350 Source: https://biology-forums.com/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=16338 |