The only spacecraft ever to directly sample Jupiter’s atmosphere was a single probe dropped into the planet in 1995. It transmitted for just 58 minutes before being destroyed — meaning our only in-situ measurements of Jupiter’s clouds come from one brief descent through one unusually dry patch of an atmosphere larger than Earth itself.

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The only spacecraft ever to directly sample Jupiter’s atmosphere was a single probe dropped into the planet in 1995. It transmitted for just 58 minutes before being destroyed — meaning our only in-situ measurements of Jupiter’s clouds come from one brief descent through one unusually dry patch of an atmosphere larger than Earth itself.
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The only spacecraft ever to directly sample Jupiter’s atmosphere was a single probe dropped into the planet in 1995. It transmitted for just 58 minutes before being destroyed — meaning our only in-situ measurements of Jupiter’s clouds come from one brief descent through one unusually dry patch of an atmosphere larger than Earth itself.

Galileo's only direct descent into Jupiter sampled an unusually dry hot spot. Its 58 minutes of data remain invaluable, but some results were local weather, not a global average. The post The only spacecraft ever to directly sample Jupiter’s atmosphere was a single probe dropped into the planet in 1995.

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  • Galileo's only direct descent into Jupiter sampled an unusually dry hot spot.
  • Its 58 minutes of data remain invaluable, but some results were local weather, not a global average.
  • The post The only spacecraft ever to directly sample Jupiter’s atmosphere was a single probe dropped into the planet in 1995.

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