Probe pierces Jupiter’s clouds in first interior look at planet 20 years ago this hour (Dec 7 1995)

1990s, space exploration


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(Thursday, December 7, 1995, 22:04 UTC) — A 746-pound probe from the Galileo spacecraft hurtled into Jupiter’s atmosphere today, sending back data to the mother-ship before it was presumably destroyed.