Galileo

Episode 157 · October 18th, 2017 · 6 mins 24 secs

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Click on the image titled Fragment W: Four Image Composite. It shows where the fragments impacted by superimposing a grid on the night side of Jupiter.
Galileo Image Gallery: Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9

This image shows Jupiter in the Ultraviolet spectrum. The impacts from the comet are clearly visible. To give you a sense of perspective, some of the disturbances in Jupiter's clouds are larger than Earth.
Hubble Space Telescope Image of Fragment BDGLNQ12R Impacts

Frequently Asked Questions about the Collision of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 with Jupiter

Galileo Legacy Mission Page

Galileo Mission Page

STS-34 Press Kit PDF

STS-34 Mission Video Highlights