Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 broke apart in July 1992 and collided with Jupiter in July 1994, marking the first direct observation of an extraterrestrial collision of Solar System objects. Discovered by astronomers Carolyn and Eugene M. Shoemaker and David Levy in 1993, the comet was the first active comet observed orbiting a planet. The collision provided new information about Jupiter and highlighted its possible role in reducing space debris in the inner Solar System. The comet's prominent scars per