The Great Comet Crash
Subtitle: The Collision of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 and Jupiter
Contributors: Gene Shoemaker (Foreword); Carolyn Shoemaker (Foreword); John R. Spencer (Editor); Jacqueline Mitton (Editor)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: September 29, 1995
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9780521482745
Subjects: Comets; Cosmology & the universe; Jupiter (Planet); Science; Science/Mathematics; Shoemaker-Levy 9 comet; Astronomy - Solar System; Science / Astronomy; Shoemaker-Levy 9 comet - Collision with Jupiter; Collision with Jupiter
Description: Tells the story of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9, from its discovery in March, 1993, to its break-up in Jupiter's atmosphere in July, 1994. Includes information on comets and the findings of the scientific community about the crash.