The Collision of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 and Jupiter
Subtitle: IAU Colloquium 156 (Space Telescope Science Institute Symposium Series)
Contributors: Keith S. Noll (Editor); Harold A. Weaver (Editor); Paul D. Feldman (Editor)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: November 23, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 388
ISBN-13: 9780521031622
Subjects: Astronomical observation: observatories, equipment & methods; Comets; Science; Science/Mathematics; Astronomy - Solar System; Astrophysics & Space Science; Science / Astronomy; Science : Astrophysics & Space Science; Shoemaker-Levy 9 comet--Collision with Jupiter--Congresses; Astronomy - General; Collision with Jupiter; Congresses; Shoemaker-Levy 9 comet
First sentence: Two months after the discovery of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 came the astonishing announcement that the comet would impact Jupiter in July 1994.