Wikipedia: History of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9

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Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 was discovered in 1993.
The comet was in fragments, evidently due to a close encounter with Jupiter in July 1992.
During the period 16-22 July 1994, the fragments of the comet collided with Jupiter, providing the first direct observation of the collision of two solar system objects.

Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 was discovered in 1993 by Carolyn? and
[Eugene Shoemaker]? and [David Levy]?. The comet was in fragments, evidently due to a close encounter with the planet Jupiter in July 1992. During the period July 16-July 22 1994, the fragments of the comet collided with Jupiter, providing the first direct observation of the collision of two solar system objects.

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	Revision 4 . . October 15, 2001 6:15 pm by Stephen Gilbert [adding names of discovers (I heard David Levy speak at a science conference once. He had some nice pictures of the comet)]
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