Shoemaker-Levy family of comets
GPTKB entity
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Asteroids
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| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:Jupiter
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| gptkbp:composed_of |
gptkb:rock
dust ice |
| gptkbp:discovered_by |
gptkb:David_Levy
gptkb:Eugene_Shoemaker gptkb:Carolyn_Shoemaker |
| gptkbp:first_appearance |
gptkb:1973
|
| gptkbp:has_aphelion |
beyond the orbit of Jupiter
|
| gptkbp:has_fragmentation |
broke into multiple pieces before impact
|
| gptkbp:has_impact_date |
July 16-22, 1994
|
| gptkbp:has_impact_energy |
equivalent to millions of megatons of TNT
|
| gptkbp:has_impact_location |
gptkb:Jupiter's_atmosphere
|
| gptkbp:has_legacy |
increased interest in cometary studies
influenced future missions to comets and asteroids led to improved impact prediction models |
| gptkbp:has_observational_data |
observed by ground-based telescopes
observed by Hubble Space Telescope |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Shoemaker-Levy family of comets
|
| gptkbp:is_considered |
a significant event in astronomy
|
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
gptkb:Jupiter_family_of_comets
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| gptkbp:is_related_to |
gptkb:space_exploration
observational astronomy planetary science astrobiology solar system formation impact events planetary defense Jupiter's gravitational influence cometary dynamics extraterrestrial impacts asteroid belt dynamics cometary composition studies |
| gptkbp:last_observed_in |
gptkb:1994
|
| gptkbp:length |
1 to 2 kilometers in diameter
|
| gptkbp:named_after |
gptkb:David_Levy
gptkb:Eugene_Shoemaker gptkb:Carolyn_Shoemaker |
| gptkbp:notable_event |
collision with Jupiter in 1994
|
| gptkbp:orbit_type |
highly elliptical
|
| gptkbp:orbital_inclination |
approximately 5 degrees
|
| gptkbp:orbital_period |
approximately 6.5 years
|
| gptkbp:perihelion |
inside the orbit of Mars
|
| gptkbp:significance |
provided insights into planetary atmospheres
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Comet_Shoemaker-Levy_9
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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