Facts about Galileo Mission

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   Galileo's radiation detectors recorded unprecedented measurements of Jupiter's intense particle belts, which were thousands of times stronger than Earth's Van Allen belts.

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   Galileo's ten-megapixel camera captured detailed images of Jupiter's four largest moons, revealing complex geological features and icy surfaces that transformed our understanding of the Jovian system.

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   Galileo's magnetometer detected a powerful magnetic field around Jupiter's moon Io, revealing the first evidence of volcanic activity on another planetary body in 1997.

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   In 2003, Galileo's final transmission occurred on September 21 before the spacecraft intentionally plunged into Jupiter's atmosphere to avoid contaminating Europa with Earth microbes.

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   Galileo's atmospheric probe descended through Jupiter's clouds at 180 kilometers per hour on December 7, 1995, transmitting data for nearly an hour before being destroyed by extreme pressure and temperature.

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   Between 1995 and 2003, the Galileo spacecraft orbited Jupiter 34 times and discovered three new moons while transmitting groundbreaking data about the gas giant's atmosphere and magnetosphere.

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