SL9 Post Impacts
From Infrared Telescope Facility (IRTF), Hawaii
(2 months later)
By September 1994, spots were still found to be evolving. The smallest ones, like those caused by fragments A and C have disappeared. Larger features, like impact L and the K/W and D/G/S complexes, have expanded considerably, but have not faded very much. Photo Credit: John Spencer, Charles Kaminski and IRTF.
From David Levy, 5 months later:
David H. Levy of Tucson, Arizona, sent this report:
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 1994 Subject: Jupiter This morning from 13:40 to 14:00 UT I observed Jupiter visually with my 20cm f/7 reflector, through poor seeing. The dark material left from the impacts of S-L 9 is still there, and still obvious. Crossing almost across the correct latitude is a dark bar which widens into a large spot about a third of the way from the western limb. With the exception of the North Equatorial Belt, these features are the most conspicuous on Jupiter.
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