Jupiter “Bruised” by Comet Impact (1994)

Jupiter with a line of dark impact marks along the bottom third of the planet.
CreditHubble Space Telescope Comet Team and NASA
Historical DateJuly 22, 1994
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Titanic blasts created by the impacts of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 fragments left Jupiter with a "bruised" appearance in July 1994.