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Reports, news, links and images taken from spacecraft and ground based observations.
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/sl9/
Includes a planetary profile with statistics and pictures.
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Welcome to the Planets This is a collection of many of the best images from NASA's planetary exploration program. The collection has been extracted from the interactive program Welcome to the Planets which was distributed on the Planetary Data System Educational CD-ROM Version 1.5...General information, reports and pictures of the event taken from many observatories.
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Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 (NSSDC) Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light Dylan Thomas Shoemaker/Levy 9 Collision with Jupiter CD-ROMs available From July 16 through July 22, 1994, fragments of Comet P/Shoemaker-Levy 9 collided with Jupiter,...Information, animations, images and references.
http://ringmaster.arc.nasa.gov/jupiter/jupiter.html
Online software for line drawings of bodies in the Jovian System as seen from various observatories and spacecraft.
http://ringside.arc.nasa.gov/www/tools/viewer2_jup.html
Select images of the planet from various space probes.
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NSSDC Photo Gallery: Jupiter Infrared and visible images of Jupiter. Caption P-20957C, 79-H-316, 79-HC-235 23K Image of Jupiter taken by HST. Caption STScI-PRC95-18 46K Ultraviolet image of Jupiter's aurora taken by HST's Wide-Field Planetary Camera 2. Caption hst_jupiter_storms 33K Hi-res Ultraviolet image of Jupiter's...Views, animations, general information and data of the planet and its satellites.
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Jupiter I like some watcher of the skies when a new planet swims into his ken John Keats Table of Contents Jupiter Introduction Jupiter Statistics Animations of Jupiter Views of Jupiter Rings of Jupiter Jupiter's Moon Summary Satellites of Jupiter Adrastea,...Overview of several aspects of the Jovian science. Versions available for beginner, intermediate and advanced level users.
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Jupiter Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system. When approached from afar, its fantastic striped atmosphere gradually reveals intriguing clouds that move around the planet. Rich in historical and cultural connections, Jupiter is the site of recent comet impacts...General features and some pictures.
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The Planet Jupiter Jupiter is shown in the adjacent Hubble Space Telescope true-color image (Ref Jupiter is by far the largest of the planets. It is more than twice as massive as all other planets combined; if it had been only about 100...Pictures and quizzes about the planet and its moons.
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The Planet Jupiter What is the speed of light Prince by machiavelli Sponsors Telescopes.com Binoculars.com Peepers.com Telescopetown.com The Planet Jupiter Solar System Home Links About Pictures of Jupiter The planet Jupiter pictures of Jupiter's clouds Rings of the planet Jupiter The white ovals...Physical features, space probes, effects of comet impact, and web links (from World Book).
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JUPITER: The Giant Planet Book editors have compiled a collection of articles about Jupiter and human efforts to explore the giant planet.Physical featuresof JupiterSpace probesto JupiterThe impact of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9Related Web sites Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system. Its diameter...General features and data about the planet and its satellites.
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NASA's Solar System Exploration: Planets: Jupiter: Overview NASA Homepage NASA en Espaol Contact NASA SSE Home Planets Jupiter Overview Our Solar System Sun Mercury Venus Earth Earth's Moon Mars Asteroids Meteoroids Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto Comets Kuiper Belt Beyond Our Solar System Featured Question Solar System...General information, some statistical data and links.
http://www.nineplanets.org/jupiter.html
Extensive coverage of the event July 1994. Includes observations, reports, 1444 images, news releases and links.
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Comet Shoemaker-Levy Homepage (JPL) This is the first collision of two solar system bodies ever to be observed, and the effects of the comet impacts on Jupiter's atmosphere have been simply spectacular and beyond expectations. Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 consisted of at least 21 discernable...Offers encyclopedia like description of the planet and related science.
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Cosmic Elk Cosmic Elk http cosmicelk.co.uk/...General information about the planet and its moons presented in a popular language.
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ORRERY: Jupiter giant failed star Jupiter giant failed star Sun Mercury Venus Earth Moon Mars Asteroids Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto X Kuiper Vital StatsJupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun, and is easily the largest planet in the solar system. It is orbited...