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How did Galileo go to Jupiter?

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The planet Jupiter was known long before Galileo lived. It is visible in the sky with the naked eye.

Galileo discovered that the planet Jupiter has moons. He was able to see four of them and made important observations about their orbits and phases. This was a result of his improvement in the design of the telescope.

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Galileo the man did not go to Jupiter; no human has yet. However, Galileo was an unmanned spacecraft designed to study Jupiter and its moons. On 13 July 1995, the Galileo Orbiter and a probe separated for the latter to penetrate Jupiter's atmosphere. Its scientific objectives included measuring Jupiter's temperature, chemical composition and its atmospheric pressure structure. The probe entered Jupiter's atmosphere on 7 December 1995. In order to collect data, it was required to drop its protective shield during its 57 minute descent, and as a result was crushed by the density of the core. However, the probe collected valuable data in that time, which it relayed back to the Orbiter.

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He did not discover Jupiter. The planet is and always has been visible to the naked eye and has therefore been know to everyone since ancient times.

Galileo discovered the 4 large moons of Jupiter by looking at the planet through an early telescope.

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He discovered Jupiter's 4 moons:

  • Io
  • Europa
  • Ganymede
  • Callisto
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No, he found Jupiter's 4 largest satellites though.

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Who observed the moons of Jupiter?

Galileo


Are there planets with galilean moons?

Only Jupiter, the Galilean moons are the four largest moons of Jupiter which Galileo discovered.The four satellites discovered by Galileo orbit Jupiter.


Where are the four Jovian planets located?

They are the four large moons, discovered by Galileo, that go round Jupiter.


Who discovered that Jupiter had four moon's?

Galileo


Galileo was the first person to see the moons of Uranus or Jupiter?

he was the first to see Jupiter

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When was Jupiter decovered be Galileo?

Galileo did NOT discover Jupiter; just Jupiter's 4 largest moons.


Where did space probe Galileo go and what did it find?

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Was Galileo the only spacecraft that visited Jupiter?

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Who was Jupiter founded by?

Galileo Galilei discovered Jupiter in 1610.


Who observed that Jupiter's moons orbited Jupiter and not the earth?

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Why do you think scientists named the spaceship studying Jupiter Galileo?

One thing Galileo was famous for was studying Jupiter and its moons.


When did Galileo see Jupiter?

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Did Galileo name Jupiter?

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Who explored Jupiter and its moons?

Galileo.


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Who observed the moons of Jupiter?

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