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The collision of more than 20 large pieces of Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 with Jupiter occurred in the summer of 1994.
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Is it true that the collision of more than 20 large pieces of Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 with Jupiter occurred in the summer of 1994?
Yes. Multiple reliable reference and scientific sources confirm that more than 20 fragments of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 collided with Jupiter in July 1994.
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Wikipedia: Jupiter. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter
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Documents observations of the collision in July 1994.
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arXiv: arXiv: Speckle interferometric observations of the collision of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 with Jupiter. (n.d.). arXiv. https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9910510
Confirms chunks of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 slammed into Jupiter in 1994.
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LibreTexts: LibreTexts: 16.02%3A Nebular theory. (n.d.). LibreTexts. https://geo.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Geology/Historical_Geology_(Bentley_et_al.)/16%3A_(Case_Study)_Nebular_theory_and_the_formation_of_the_solar_system/16.02%3A_Nebular_theory
Notes that comet fragments broke into about 20 pieces and crashed into Jupiter in July 1994.
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OpenStax: OpenStax Astronomy: 13.4 The Origin and Fate of Comets and Related Objects. (n.d.). OpenStax. https://openstax.org/books/astronomy/pages/9aca755b-b169-427f-b460-894e739504b5@
Confirms the comet crashed into Jupiter in July 1994.
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Wikibooks: Wikibooks: Celestia/Add-Ons. (n.d.). Wikibooks. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Celestia/Add-Ons
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