In 1994, Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 collided with Jupiter, becoming the first collision of celestial bodies in our solar system observed by astronomers. The comet, previously split by the giant's gravity, caused the impact of its largest fragment with a power of 6 million megatons in TNT equivalent, exceeding the nuclear potential of the Earth by 750 times. After the collision, dark spots appeared in Jupiter's atmosphere, one of which had a diameter comparable to the Earth. | Jock Williams Meteorolo

1.3M views · 19K reactions | In July 1994, 21 fragments from Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 collided with Jupiter, each capable of causing global catastrophe if they had struck Earth. Discovered in March 1993 by David Levy and Carolyn Shoemaker, astronomers predicted the collision a year in advance after tracking the comet’s fragmented path. See more from Randall: https://www.youtube.com/@TheRandallCarlson | Cosmic Summit | Facebook