no, they are not,because shoemaker levy 8 cannot do the work of shoemaker levy 9.
Shoemaker-Levy 9 was named after the team of scientists who discovered it: Eugene Shoemaker, Carolyn Shoemaker, and David Levy. The "9" refers to the fact that it was the ninth periodic comet discovered by the team.
The largest fragments from the Shoemaker-Levy 9 comet were about 2 kilometers across.
Shoemaker-Levy 9 will not return as it broke apart and collided with Jupiter in July 1994. It is not expected to reassemble or return as a single entity.
In 1994, comet Shoemaker-Levy collided with Jupiter. Much of the comet broke up in the atmosphere. The comet left visible scars on Jupiter for many months.
24 March 1993.
The comet was named Shoemaker-Levy 9 - after the discoverers Carolyn & Eugene Shoemaker, and David Levy ! They discovered it orbiting Jupiter on March 24, 1993.
Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9
I'm assuming once a month for a week..?
The Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 was discovered by Carolyn and Eugene Shoemaker and David Levy in 1993. It is customary to name a comet after it's discoverers, up to three names separated by hyphens.
After Shoemaker-Levy,a comet that hit Jupiter.Maybe Shoemaker-Levy exploded at the surface of Jupiter and created a crater.Then after Shoemaker-Levy exploded at the surface of Jupiter it started to rain C4 bombs in Jupiter! Then Jupiter Blew up!!! BOOOM!!! The End.
The famous meteor that hit Jupiter was actually the fragmented comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 in July 1994. It broke into multiple pieces before colliding with Jupiter, creating a series of impact marks on the planet's surface.
Shoemaker-Levy 9 was a comet that collided with Jupiter in July 1994. It had a total mass estimated to be around 500 trillion kilograms (500 gigatons). The impact of the comet on Jupiter created large scars on the planet's surface that were visible for weeks.