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At the end of the Mission

The reason why we sent Galileo out to Jupiter is so that we could find out more information about the planet. We wanted an up close and personal view of this planet. Have you ever seen a person walking their dog and you walked toward them to get a good look at the dog? Well that's exactly what we did to Jupiter. We were able to find out all new information from this mission that we probably wouldn't be able to learn if this mission didn't take place. We found that that Jupiter is drier, there was lightning on the planet, there was winds as strong as 450Mph. That's faster and stronger than anything on earth. Also that the Planet is very hot. 

Understanding

Due to Galileo's mission, scientist were able to get more information on Jupiter. They found out that Jupiter is drier than expected. Measurements from the probe showed some clouds, and lightning only in the distance. They later discovered that the prob entered an area known as "hot spot." Galileo sampled different parts of Jupiter's extensive magnetosphere. The orbits were designed for close up flybys of Jupiter's largest moons. Due to all of the information that Galileo was bringing they decided to extend the mission. 

Thee probe being dropped from the parachute. 

The probe Mission events diagram.