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ESO Image of Fragment G, K & L Impacts

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IMPACT SITES G,L AND K FROM LA SILLA ON JULY 19TH 1994

The conditions on La Silla were very poor on the night of 19th July 1994 with very thick cloud. This prevented most of the observations of the impact of the L fragment of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9. However, soon after the impact an image was obtained using the Bochum 60cm telescope. It was taken through cloud and hence is not of the highest quality. Despite this three impact zones in the southern hemisphere of Jupiter are visible. These are, from left to right, G,L and K. Two of Jupiter's satellites are also visible each side of the planet.

This picture was taken at 23:55 UT on July 19th 1994 through a methane band filter and the observer was Uri Carsenty (DLR, Berlin, Germany).

This is ESO PR Photo SL9J/94-16. It may be reproduced, if credit is given to the European Southern Observatory.

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