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Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 is discovered by Carolyn and Eugene Shoemaker, and David Levy at the Palomar Observatory in California.
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Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9
Comet that collided with Jupiter
Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 was a comet that broke apart in July 1992 and collided with Jupiter in July 1994, providing the first direct observation of an extraterrestrial collision of Solar System objects. This generated a large amount of coverage in the popular media, and the comet…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Carolyn S. Shoemaker
American astronomer (1929–2021)
Carolyn Jean Spellmann Shoemaker was an American astronomer and a co-discoverer of Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9. She discovered 32 comets and more than 500 asteroids.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Eugene Merle Shoemaker
American geologist and astronomer (1928–1997)
Eugene Merle Shoemaker was an American geologist. He co-discovered Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 with his wife Carolyn S. Shoemaker and David H. Levy. This comet hit Jupiter in July 1994: the impact was televised around the world. Shoemaker also studied terrestrial craters, such as…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
David H. Levy
Canadian astronomer and writer (born 1948)
David Howard (Doveed) Levy is a Canadian amateur astronomer, science writer and discoverer of comets and minor planets, who co-discovered Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 in 1993, which collided with the planet Jupiter in 1994.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Palomar Observatory
Astronomical observatory in Southern California
The Palomar Observatory is an astronomical research observatory in the Palomar Mountains of San Diego County, California, United States. It is owned and operated by the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). Research time at the observatory is granted to Caltech and its…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
California
U.S. state
California is a state in the Western United States that lies on the Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares an international border with the Mexican state of Baja California to the south. With almost 40 million residents across…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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