Galileo Descent Full

Författare/Upphovsman:

NASA/Ken Hodges

Kreditera:

http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/display.cfm?IM_ID=1585 (image link)

Kort länk:

https://sewiki.info/b/730a

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Wikimedia Commons

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Beskrivning:

An artist's impression of the Galileo probe descending into Jupiter's atmosphere.

The probe was the first to sample the atmosphere of a gas planet. It measured temperature, pressure, chemical composition, cloud characteristics, sunlight and energy internal to the planet, and lightning.

During its 58-minute life, the probe penetrated 200 km (124 miles) into Jupiter's violent atmosphere before it was crushed, melted, and/or vaporized by the pressure and temperature of the atmosphere.

Licens:

Public domain