UNIVERSE
SPACE EXPLORATION
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Question
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The only spacecraft to go into orbit around Jupiter was:
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Voyager 2.
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Pioneer 10.
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Cassini.
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Galileo.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Four spacecraft (Pioneer 10 & 11, then Voyager 1 & 2) had previously flown by the Jupiter system, but the Galileo mission was the first to enter orbit around the planet.
Detailed explanation-2: -Galileo arrived at Jupiter on December 7, 1995, after gravitational assist flybys of Venus and Earth, and became the first spacecraft to orbit an outer planet. Artist’s concept of Galileo at Io with Jupiter in the background.
Detailed explanation-3: -Galileo. Launched in October 1989, Galileo became the first spacecraft to orbit Jupiter when it arrived at the gas giant in December 1995. It carried a probe that was dropped into the planet’s atmosphere to study that environment.
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