title: HST imaging of atmospheric phenomena created by the impact of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9.
abstract: Hubble Space Telescope (HST) images reveal major atmospheric changes created by the collision of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 with Jupiter. Plumes rose to 3000 kilometers with ejection velocities on the order of 10 kilometers second-1; some plumes were visible in the shadow of Jupiter before rising into sunlight. During some impacts, the incoming bolide may have been detected. Impact times were on average about 8 minutes later than predicted. Atmospheric waves were seen with a wave front speed of 454 +/- 20 meters second-1. The HST images reveal impact site evolution and record the overall change in Jupiter's appearance as a result of the bombardment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge 02139.
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Hammel
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Beebe
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Ingersoll
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Orton
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Mills
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chodas
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Clarke
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: De Jong
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Dowling
mesh_terms: D001272:Atmosphere; D005118:Extraterrestrial Environment; D018538:Jupiter; D016082:Solar System