Hubble Space Telescope image of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9, nicknamed the "string of pearls," approaching Jupiter before its collision in 1994. The image shows the comet's fragmented nucleus as a series of bright fragments against a dark space background.
Astronomy Picture from 14/08/1999
A String Of Pearls
Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap990814.html
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