18 March 1993
Discovery of Shoemaker-Levy 9
With Carolyn and Eugene Shoemaker, discovers the fragmented comet later destined to strike Jupiter.
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With Carolyn and Eugene Shoemaker, discovers the fragmented comet later destined to strike Jupiter.
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