Galileo mission ends at Jupiter
Date as reported
The Galileo orbiter entered Jupiter's atmosphere at the end of its mission. Ended the spacecraft's long orbital investigation of Jupiter.
Historical significance
Ended the spacecraft's long orbital investigation of Jupiter.
- Type
- mission end
- Category
- mission end
- Mission
- Galileo
- Organization
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Destination
- planet
- Target body
- Jupiter
- Country
- US
Sources and attribution
- NASA — Galileo atmospheric probe (opens in a new tab) — Original factual summary; retain attribution to NASA.