Question about Galileo

Can anyone tell me what the original plans were for disposing of
Galileo when it was first launched? Before all it's problems
arose?

I don't think the plans originally called for it being dropped
into Jupiter, but I don't really rememeber.

(This question has nothing to do with any kooky ideas about
igniting Jupiter or Planet X)

Thanks.

"John Jones" wrote in sci.astro:

Can anyone tell me what the original plans were for disposing of
Galileo when it was first launched? Before all it's problems
arose?

I don't think the plans originally called for it being dropped
into Jupiter, but I don't really rememeber.



The moment they decided to drop it into the Jupiter atmosphere was when
information came up that there could be life in those presumed oceans
under the icy surface of Europa.

Before that they simply would let the poor thing degrade until it was
caught by gravity and would hit one of the objects in the Jovian system by
chance.

BTW I can state that there is really life in Europe, and it's not under
the ocean. Yet. But that's another story

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"CeeBee" wrote in message
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The moment they decided to drop it into the Jupiter atmosphere was when
information came up that there could be life in those presumed oceans
under the icy surface of Europa.

Which is odd - since with its temperatures and complex organic molecules,
Jupiter itself seems like a possible place for life (I know, the impact heat
should steralize it).

They should smash it into Amalthea.
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"Dave & Janelle" wrote in sci.astro:


Which is odd - since with its temperatures and complex organic
molecules, Jupiter itself seems like a possible place for life (I
know, the impact heat should steralize it).

They should smash it into Amalthea.



Well, it might be that this has been taken into account. However it could
be less likely to find organism to be contaminated in the outer regions of
the Jovian atmosphere where the probe will burn than on the surface of
Europa, where it might hit a thin spot of ice by accident.

Galileo RIP: did I hear the poor thing screetch into the atmosphere right
now?


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