This image captures the brightest “nucleus” in a string of approximately 20 that comprised the broken-up comet Shoemaker-Levy 9. The image reveals that the bright segment is actually a group of at least four separate pieces.

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This image captures the brightest “nucleus” in a string of approximately 20 that comprised the broken-up comet Shoemaker-Levy 9. The image reveals that the bright segment is actually a group of at least four separate pieces.