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Background Material for Science Teachers JULY 1994 -- Periodic Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 Collides with Jupiter

Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 is expected to collide with Jupiter in July 1994. From this historic event, scientists hope to learn more about comets, Jupiter, and the physics of high velocity planetary impacts.

Introduction:
Main Contents:: 1. What Is a Comet?; 2. The Motion of Comets; 3. The Fragmentation of Comets; 4. The Discovery and Early Study of Shoemaker-Levy 9; 5. The Planet Jupiter; 6. The Final Orbit of Shoemaker-Levy 9; 7. The Collisions; 8. How Can These Impacts and Their Consequences Be Studied?; 9. What Do Scientists Expect to Learn from All of This?
Appendices:: A. Comparative Tables; B. The K-T Event; C. The Probability of Collisions with Earth
Acknowledgments:

Hypertext version by Calvin J. Hamilton

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