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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Exploration_of_JupiterExploration of Jupiter - Wikipedia

    The exploration of Jupiter has been conducted via close observations by automated spacecraft. It began with the arrival of Pioneer 10 into the Jovian system in 1973, and, as of 2023, has continued with eight further spacecraft missions in the vicinity of Jupiter.

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  3. science.nasa.gov › jupiter › explorationJupiter: Exploration - NASA Science

    Jupiter Exploration. While Jupiter has been known since ancient times, the first detailed observations of this planet were made by Galileo Galilei in 1610 with a small, homemade telescope. More recently, this planet has been visited by orbiters, probes, and by spacecraft passing by on their way to other worlds.

  4. www.businessinsider.com › what-would-happen-if-humans-triedWhat If You Tried to Land on Jupiter? - Business Insider

    Feb 20, 2021 · Suffice it say, trying to land on Jupiter is a bad idea. We may never see what's beneath those majestic clouds. But we can still study and admire this mysterious planet from afar.

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  6. science.nasa.gov › jupiter › jupiter-factsJupiter: Facts - NASA Science

    While a spacecraft would have nowhere to land on Jupiter, it wouldn’t be able to fly through unscathed either. The extreme pressures and temperatures deep inside the planet crush, melt, and vaporize spacecraft trying to fly into the planet.

  7. www.jpl.nasa.gov › missions › junoJuno - Jupiter Missions - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

    Juno arrived at Jupiter on July 4, 2016, after a five-year, 1,740-million-mile journey, and settled into a 53-day polar orbit stretching from just above Jupiter’s cloud tops to the outer reaches of the Jovian magnetosphere.

  8. science.nasa.gov › jupiterJupiter - NASA Science

    Jupiter is a world of extremes. It's the largest planet in our solar system. If Jupiter was a hollow shell, 1,000 Earths could fit inside. Jupiter also is the oldest planet, forming from the dust and gases left over from the Sun's formation 4.5 billion years ago.

  9. solarsystem.nasa.gov › planets › jupiterIn Depth | Jupiter – NASA Solar System Exploration

    One day on Jupiter takes only about 10 hours (the time it takes for Jupiter to rotate or spin around once), and Jupiter makes a complete orbit around the Sun (a year in Jovian time) in about 12 Earth years (4,333 Earth days).