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Nasa: Astronomy Picture of the Day:collision at Jupiter

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What happens when a snowball hits a huge ball of gas? When Comet Shoemaker Levy 9 hit Jupiter, it was swallowed up in the atmosphere, leaving huge temporary impact scars. Here is an image that shows the large dark marks and how they faded away.

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clouds, jupiter
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atmosphere, collision, comet, gas, impact, levy, shoemaker, comet shoemaker-levy 9 collision
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