261-sl9-impact-dixon –An orbital perspective above Jupiter capturing the violent impact of a Shoemaker-Levy 9 comet fragment into the dense Jovian atmosphere. In the foreground, a large, irregular, cratered cometary nucleus falls toward the planet, while a previous fragment's detonation is visible below, ripping open the atmospheric cloud decks with a blinding central flash and concentric, ring-like thermal shockwaves. The planetary limb curves gracefully toward the upper left under a dark vacuum, where a small, detailed moon hangs amidst a field of stars. acrylic on board, 1994
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