The Great Comet Crash
The Collision of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 and Jupiter
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- Editors:
- John R. Spencer, Lowell Observatory, Arizona
- Jacqueline Mitton
- Date Published: October 1995
- availability: Unavailable - out of print July 2001
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521482745
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The Great Comet Crash is a record of the spectacular collision between Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 and the giant planet Jupiter in July 1994. Researchers who were involved in all aspects of observing and interpreting the encounter give personal narratives of the events, from the discovery of the comet through to the dramatic effects on the appearance of Jupiter in the hours, days and months after the collision. The chapters are all by distinguished researchers who personally participated in the international teams who recorded the events. The book is illustrated in colour throughout by the very best images selected from professional observatories around the world. The Great Comet Crash is the definitive illustrated account by professional astronomers of the collision and its consequences.
Read more- Authoritative and accessible text by comet and planet experts
- Complete photographic record, before, during, and after the collisions
- Vivid presentation captures the drama of this unique cosmic event
- Introduction by the three discoverers of Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9
Reviews & endorsements
'Where the book really shines is in the illustrations, providing a photo album of the newly discovered comet, its evolution as it headed for its catastrophic end, the Galileo and Hubble Space Telescope observations, and the wealth of ground-based infrared and visual imagery … highly recommended.' Paul Weismann, Science
See more reviews'The great value of this book is that so much is written by the main players themselves … One puts the book aside with a profound sense of excellence achieved … a great book suitable for a wide range of readers, and great value too.' Astronomy and Space
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- Date Published: October 1995
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521482745
- length: 128 pages
- dimensions: 285 x 224 x 14 mm
- weight: 0.785kg
- contains: 20 b/w illus.
- availability: Unavailable - out of print July 2001
Table of Contents
Foreword Gene and Carolyn Shoemaker
1. Introduction Jacqueline Mitton
2. A comet like no other Gene and Carolyn Shoemaker
3. The path to destruction Brian Marsden
4. The giant target John Spencer
5. Bangs or whimpers? Kevin Zahnle
6. The international observing campaign Michael A'Hearn
7. The string of pearls Harold Weaver and David Jewitt
8. The great crash John Spencer and John Rogers
9. Wiser after the event? Jay Melosh
10. What if …? Clark Chapman
11. Reference section
Glossary
Bibliography
Index.
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