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What major event involving Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 took place in July 1994?

  • It hit Mars

  • It hit Earth

  • It hit Pluto

  • It hit Jupiter

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Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 was a comet that broke up into 21 fragments and then hit Jupiter in July 1994. This was the first time that astronomers had observed an impact of this kind, and it was a major event that was witnessed by scientists around the world. The comet's fragments created large impact craters on Jupiter's atmosphere, and the impact also caused a temporary increase in the planet's temperature.
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