The Great Comet Crash: The Collision of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 and JupiterThe 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