In 1994 more than 20 pieces of a broken comet smashed into one planet. That planet was:
ANeptune
BMercury
CJupiter
DSaturn
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Jupiter
1. Comet Shoemaker Levy 9 broke into many fragments.
2. Those fragments were on a collision course with one giant planet.
3. That planet was Jupiter.
_Source: OpenStax Astronomy 2e, Chapter 7, Other Worlds: An Introduction to the Solar System._
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