True colour image of impact zones D and G
This true colour image of the giant planet Jupiter, by NASA and ESA's Hubble Space Telescope, reveals the impact sites of fragments 'D' and 'G' from Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9.
Credit:About the Image
About the Object
| Name: | Jupiter, Shoemaker-Levy 9 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Solar System : Planet : Type : Gas Giant Solar System : Planet : Feature : Surface : Impact |
| Category: | Solar System |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 410 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Optical V | 502 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Optical R | 673 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |