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With whom did Eugene Merle Shoemaker co-discover Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9?
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Eugene Merle Shoemaker co-discovered Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 with his wife Carolyn S. Shoemaker and David H. Levy. Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 was a short-period comet that collided with Jupiter in July 1994. The collision was observed by astronomers around the world and was a major event in the history of astronomy.
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