Galileo
AgencyNASA
Year1989-2003
TypeJupiter orbit
Rocket Atlantis STS-34
CountryUSA
About the Mission
First spacecraft to orbit Jupiter. Dropped a probe into Jupiters atmosphere that survived 58 minutes. Discovered evidence of subsurface oceans on Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. Deliberately crashed into Jupiter in 2003 to protect Europa from contamination.
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