What is Jupiter impact?
Several impacts have been seen on the face of [[Jupiter]]. ==July 1994== {{main|Shoemaker-Levy 9}} [[File:Shoemaker-Levy 9 on 1994-05-17.png|thumb|Shoemaker-Levy 9, in pieces]] In July 1994, a comet broke up into many pieces and then crashed into Jupiter over the course of many days. The comet was called [[Shoemaker-Levy 9]]. The largest pieces left scars on the face of Jupiter. Some of the scars were larger than the Earth. ==19 July 2009== A large impact was observed with the Keck II telescope and its near-infrared camera at [[Mauna Kea]] on July 20 11:20 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UT]]. It occurred on the surface of [[Jupiter]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2009/07/21_bruise.shtml|title=07.21.2009 - Jupiter pummeled, leaving bruise the size of the Pacific Ocean|website=www.berkeley.edu}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://keckobservatory.org/index.php/news/jupiters_adds_a_feature/ Press release Keck Observatory] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720180242/http://keckobservatory.org/index.php/news/jupiters_adds_a_feature/ |date=2011-07-20 }} [[Category:Jupiter|Impact]] {{sci-stub}}