What Were the Results of the Impacts of the Fragments

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Multiple Choice

What were the results of the impacts of the fragments of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 into Jupiter?

• A) Holes punched through the clouds, and craters gouged Jupiter's surface.
• B) There were essentially no visible effects because the fragments plummeted deep below the cloud layers before being destroyed.
• C) Rings of debris were flung into orbit around Jupiter's equator.
• D) Fireballs hotter than the Sun's surface made dark splotches that lasted for months.