Komet Shoemaker-Levy 9

Hubble Space Telescope

Komet Shoemaker-Levy 9 (SL9, secara resmi disebut D/1993 F2) adalah komet yang bertabrakan dengan planet Jupiter tahun 1994. Komet ini diulas pada media-media populer, dan komet SL9 diamati oleh astronom di seluruh dunia.

Pranala luar

• Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 FAQ
• Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 Photo Gallery
• Downloadable gif Animation showing time course of impact and size relative to earthsize
• http://www.cv.nrao.edu/~pmurphy/patsl9.html
• Jupiter Swallows Comet Shoemaker Levy 9
• Comet Shoemaker-Levy Collision with Jupiter
• National Space Science Data Center information
• Simulation of the orbit of SL-9 showing the passage that fragmented the comet and the collision 2 years later
• YouTube video animation of impact
• Interactive space simulator that includes accurate 3D simulation of the Shoemaker Levy 9 collision