1995
DOI: 10.1126/science.7871425
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HST Imaging of Atmospheric Phenomena Created by the Impact of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9

Abstract: Hubble Space Telescope (HST) images reveal major atmospheric changes created by the collision of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 with Jupiter. Plumes rose to 3000 kilometers with ejection velocities on the order of 10 kilometers second-1; some plumes were visible in the shadow of Jupiter before rising into sunlight. During some impacts, the incoming bolide may have been detected. Impact times were on average about 8 minutes later than predicted. Atmospheric waves were seen with a wave front speed of 454 +/- 20 meters s… Show more

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“…Application of results of our consideration is possible for studying, analytically, the collision of comet SL 9 with Jupiter in July 1994: "plumes" have been detected up to maximum heights around 3500 km by the HST (e.g., Hammel et al 1995).…”
Section: Impulse Aerodynamic Deceleration Of Crushed Comet Nuclei In mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Application of results of our consideration is possible for studying, analytically, the collision of comet SL 9 with Jupiter in July 1994: "plumes" have been detected up to maximum heights around 3500 km by the HST (e.g., Hammel et al 1995).…”
Section: Impulse Aerodynamic Deceleration Of Crushed Comet Nuclei In mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…"Solar" and "lOxsolar" refer to the speed of a gravity wave in the water cloud with solar and lOx solar abundance of water. Redrawn from Hammel et al (1995). r = 2000 km and t = 7000 sec.…”
Section: Observationsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A colored version of t he same fi gure appeared in 'Nest et al (1995) and as the cover photo accompanying Ingersoll & K a namori (1995). Hammel et al (1995) show singlefilter images of rings around other impact sites. In Fig .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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