The Great Comet Crash: The Collision of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 and Jupiter

Spencer, John R.

Published by Cambridge U. P. Cambridge 1995

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1st edition hardback with dust jacket Nice copy tall octavo ix + 118pp., colour & b/w plates, text ills., glossary, index, 'A record of the spectacular collision between Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 and the giant planet Jupiter in July 1994. Researchers who were involved in all aspects of observing and interpreting the encounter give personal narratives of the events, from the discovery of the comet through to the dramatic effects on the appearance of Jupiter in the hours, days and months after the collision'.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Great Comet Crash: The Collision of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 and Jupiter
• Publisher: Cambridge U. P. Cambridge 1995
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included