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Hubble followed unexpected and dramatic changes in Jupiter's atmosphere caused by collisions with comet fragments. The titanic blasts left Jupiter with a temporarily ``bruised'' appearance, caused by black debris that was tossed high above the giant planet's cloudtops. (Image Released: July 1994)
Object Names: Jupiter, Comet Shoemaker-Levy
Image Type: Astronomical
Credit: Hubble Space Telescope Comet Team and NASA
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