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Galileo Galilei began the modern age of astronomy by using a telescope to study planets and stars. ... With the use of a telescope Galileo discovered many things, including, the satellites of Jupiter. ... Riding along with the shuttle is the Galileo spacecraft that was just beginning its journey to the outer planets. The Galileo spacecraft was named after Galileo Galilei and his discovery of Jupiters satellites
The purpose of the Galileo mission was to travel to Jupiter to collect data from beneath Jupiters clouds and its satellites and its satellites. It would be the first ever mission to make direct measurements from within Jupiter’s atmosphere, the first time to conduct a long-term observations of the planet and it’s satellites, and the first to closely observe an asteroid and an asteroid’s moon. ...
Once in space the Galileo spacecraft was launched by astronaut Shannon Lucid from Space Shuttle Atlantis to starts its six year long journey to Jupiter. ... After being launched from the shuttle Galileo would slingshot once by Venus and twice around Earth to gather enough energy to make it to Jupiter.
While passing Venus, Galileo’s interments were tested and pictures were taken of the planet. When Galileo flew past Earth twice it had the chance to take pictures of the Earth and moon together. ... Galileo had to travel through the asteroid belt twice. ... The data from the probe was sent back to the Galileo satellite and then back to Earth. ... Galileo didn’t arrive at Jupiter in December 7, 1995 and began its two year orbiting. Galileo spent that time gathering information and pictures to send back to Earth. ...
The discoveries of Galileo are numerous. ... The information that Galileo has provided was essential to better understand, not only, Jupiter and its moons, but our solar system. ... Galileo’s mission was mostly focused on Jupiter and its moons Amalthea, Callisto, Ganymede, Io, and Europa. ... The fly by of this moon was in the third Galileo mission extension. ... Before the mission the taping equipment malfunctioned due to the large amounts of radiation. It later was fixed and continued working, even after being exposed to twice as much radiation as any previous mission. ... The pictures taken by Galileo show the surface of Callisto heavily cratered and covered with ice and rock. Galileo was also able to use its Magnetometer to detect the magnetic filed of the moon. ... An ultraviolet spectrometer on Galileo has taken photos of hydrogen atoms escaping from the moons ice and rock, indicating that there is oxygen on the surface. ... Two flybys of Galileo detected that it has a magnetic field around it. ... Galileo discovered the magnetic field one its first flyby. ... Galileo found an Arizona size change in the surface of Io in a five month period from volcanic activity.
Approximate Word count = 2297
Approximate Pages = 9.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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