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Shoemaker-Levy 9
Shoemaker-Levy 9 (ˈʃuːˌmeɪkə liːvaɪ) n (Celestial Objects) a comet that was captured into an orbit around Jupiter and later broke up, the fragments colliding with Jupiter in July 1995[C20: after Carolyn Shoemaker (born 1929), Eugene Shoemaker (1928–97), and David Levy (born 1948), US astronomers, who discovered the orbiting fragments]Shoemaker-Levy 9
Shoemaker-Levy 9 (shoo -may-ker lee -vee) A comet discovered in 1993 in a 2-year orbit round Jupiter by Caroline and Eugene Shoemaker and David Levy. It had broken into about 20 fragments, which crashed successively into Jupiter over a period of 6 days in July 1994. Infrared fireballs and dark clouds were produced in Jupiter's atmosphere.AcronymsSeeSL9 |