National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Ames Research Center
Space Science Division and Educational Programs Office

Educational Brief EB-117

Subject: Planetary Science, Astronomy

Galileo: Probe Into Jupiter

Table of Contents: (Click on the page you'd like to see)

• Page 1:
  • Astronomer Galileo
  • Project Galileo
  • Ground-Based Observations
• Page 2:
  • Exploration by Spacecraft
• Page 3:
  • Impact of a Comet
  • Mysteries of Jupiter
• Page 4:
  • Searching For Answers: Galileo Entry Probe and Orbiter
• Page 5:
  • The Probe Spacecraft: First Entry Into a Giant Planet's Atmosphere
  • The Orbiter Spacecraft: Monitoring the Atmosphere from Orbit
• Page 6:
  • Excercises for Students
    • 1. Exploring the Clouds
    • 2. Exploring an Atmosphere
  • References

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