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Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9

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A big space rock hit a planet.

Jupiter showing SL9 impact sites.jpg
Jupiter showing SL9 impact sites.jpg
It was a comet. It broke into many small pieces. Then it hit Jupiter. It made big dark spots on the planet.
Impact fireball appears over the limb of Jupiter.jpg
Impact fireball appears over the limb of Jupiter.jpg
Did you see the big spots?

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File:Hubble Space Telescope Image of Fragment BDGLNQ12R Impacts.png
Hubble Space Telescope Image of Fragment...
File:Impact fireball appears over the limb of Jupiter.jpg
Impact fireball appears over the limb of...
File:Animation of Shoemaker-Levy 9's orbit around Jupiter.gif
Animation of Shoemaker-Levy 9's orbit...
File:Jupiter showing SL9 impact sites.jpg
Jupiter showing SL9 impact sites.jpg
File:SL9ImpactGalileo.jpg
SL9ImpactGalileo.jpg
File:Impact site of fragment G.png
Impact site of fragment G.png
File:Subtle Ripples in Jupiter's Rings by Galileo PIA13893 modest.jpg
Subtle Ripples in Jupiter's Rings by...
File:Chain of impact craters on Ganymede.jpg
Chain of impact craters on Ganymede.jpg
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