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- Comet collision. Graham, David // Popular Science;Jul94, Vol. 245 Issue 1, p42
Reports that astronomers throughout the world are poised to watch as a speeding comet, officially named Periodic Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9, crashes into Jupiter on July 16, 1994, with the force of 50 million atomic bombs. Predictions about what will happen when collision occurs; How collision will...
- Old Cricket says. Cricket, Old // Cricket;Jun94, Vol. 21 Issue 10, p64
Looks forward to a spectacular astronomical event on or around July 21, 1994, when Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 will collide with Jupiter, our solar system's largest planet. What is expected to happen at the collision; Jupiter's Great Red Spot.
- Comet Splashdown. Black, Randall // Science World;10/21/94, Vol. 51 Issue 4, p13
Features the 1994 crash of the comet Shoemaker-Levy on Jupiter. Effect of impact on Jupiter's surface; Possibility of similar crashes on Earth; Proposals to build systems to safeguard Earth from collisions. INSET: Brave new worlds..
- Jupiter comet a smash hit. Asker, James R. // Aviation Week & Space Technology;7/25/1994, Vol. 141 Issue 4, p20
Reports on the comet Shoemaker Levy 9's week-long collision into the planet Jupiter in July 1994. Energy equivalence of the explosions that followed the collisions; Photographs from Hubble Space Telescope; Observations from various aircraft; Issues that need to be resolved; Presence of dark...
- Live crash from Jupiter. Chapman, Clark R. // New Scientist;3/5/94, Vol. 141 Issue 1915, p24
Focuses on the crash of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 (S-L 9) into Jupiter. Most anticipated event in the history of modern astronomy; Crater chains on Ganymede and Callisto; Breaking up of S-L 9 as a lucky break for astronomers; Opportunity to witness comet impact phenomenon; Interest in comet fragments.
- The end of the line. Eicher, David J. // Astronomy;Aug94, Vol. 22 Issue 8, p72
Reports on the collision of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 and the planet Jupiter on July 16 and 22, 1994. Plotting of precise orbits of thirteen of the relatively bright fragments; Number of fragments to speed into same region in Jupiter's atmosphere; Observation of Jupiter's cloud features for...
- Dazzling demise of a comet. Chapman, Clark R. // Nature;7/28/1994, Vol. 370 Issue 6487, p245
Studies the impact of the comet Shoemaker-Levy 9's crash onto the planet Jupiter. Revival of interest in amateur astronomy; Plumes above Jupiter's cloud tops; Debate about the size of the comet fragments; How deep the comet pieces would plunge into Jupiter's atmosphere before exploding;...
- Chemical and thermal response of Jupiter's atmosphere following the impact of Shoemaker-Levy 9. Lellouch, E.; Paubert, G. // Nature;2/16/1995, Vol. 373 Issue 6515, p592
Studies the chemical and thermal response of Jupiter's atmosphere following the impact of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9. Modification of composition and thermal properties of atmosphere at impact sites; Observations of impact sites at millimeter wavelengths; Placing of firm constraints on thermal...
- Tune into comet crash on your radio. Birt, Andrew // New Scientist;7/9/94, Vol. 143 Issue 1933, p18
Reports on the use of radio static by amateur astronomers to listen to the collision of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 with Jupiter. Detection of HF frequencies from Jupiter in 1955; Description of the sound of Jupiter; Possible repercussions after the collision.
- Jupiter's magnificent show. Olivarez, Jose // Astronomy;Apr94, Vol. 22 Issue 4, p74
Recommends amateur astronomers become familiar with the planet Jupiter now so they can appreciate the effects of the July 1994 impact of the Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9. Jupiter prominent in the April evening sky; Jupiter's atmosphere marked by alternating bands and eddies of multicolored clouds and...
