In July 1994, the world bore witness to a cosmic event of incredible proportions when fragments of the Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 crashed onto the surface of Jupiter. This book depicts the great variety of explosions, plumes, flashes, and rings of debris caused by this catastrophe in photos taken from observatories in Hawaii, Arizona, California, Australia, Japan, and Europe. 50 color plates. 70 halftones. 10 diagrams.
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In July 1994, the world bore witness to a cosmic event of incredible proportions when fragments of the Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 crashed onto the surface of Jupiter. This book depicts the great variety of explosions, plumes, flashes, and rings of debris caused by this catastrophe in photos taken from observatories in Hawaii, Arizona, California, Australia, Japan, and Europe. 50 color plates. 70 halftones. 10 diagrams.
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