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2007-12-07 11:12:02 · 18 answers · asked by hogun 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
No humans have been to Jupiter, humans have only been as far as the moon.
But there have been several unmanned missions that flew by Jupiter:
- Pioneer 10 (1973) and Pioneer 11 (1974) obtained the first close-up images of Jupiter's atmosphere and several of its moons
- Voyager 1 and 2 (1979) improved our understanding of the Galilean moons and discovered Jupiter's rings
- Ulysses solar probe (1992 and again in 2004) performed a fly-by maneuver in order to attain a polar orbit around the Sun, and during this pass it studied Jupiter's magnetosphere (no images taken)
- Cassini (2000) flew by on its way to Saturn, provided some of the highest-resolution images ever made of the planet
- New Horizons (2007) flew by on its way to Pluto
So far the only spacecraft to orbit Jupiter is the Galileo orbiter, which went into orbit around Jupiter in 1995. It orbited the planet for over seven years. It witnessed the impact of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 as it approached Jupiter in 1994, giving us a unique vantage point for the event. However, while the information gained about the Jovian system from Galileo was extensive, its originally-designed capacity was limited by the failed deployment of its high-gain radio transmitting antenna.
2007-12-07 14:21:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No manned spaceflight has been further than the moon. There have been a number of unmanned probes to and past Jupiter. Pioneer 10 and 11 in the mid-1970s, Voyager 1 and 2 in the late 70s, and Galileo in 1995, which was sent there to study Jupiter and its moons specifically.
I'd say people in the US are suffering from TGIF.
2007-12-07 19:16:56 · answer #2 · answered by Choose a bloody best answer. It's not hard. 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It is unlikely that humans will ever visit the Jovian system since they would receive lethal doses of radiation from the intense bands around the planet. It would be roughly comparable to standing two feet away from an unshielded nuclear reactor. Even the spacecraft we've sent to the big gas giants have to be heavily shielded to protect delicate components.
2007-12-07 21:17:48 · answer #3 · answered by kevpet2005 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jupiter, FL? I think I stopped 4 gas there.
2007-12-07 19:15:06 · answer #4 · answered by The Glorious S.O.B. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A friend of mine's daughter lives in Jupiter--FLORIDA!
And, let me tell you it is one HELUVA drive from her mother's house in Las Vegas, Nevada.
I know, because I drove it--2 days and 2 hours, to be exact!
2007-12-07 21:15:26 · answer #5 · answered by David H. 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't be silly.It's a giant gas planet with very low temperatures and no oxygen, it's millions of miles away. The furthest man has been is our moon.
2007-12-07 19:17:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. The atmosphere was really oppressive and they've got far too many moons there. And the parking was atrocious.
2007-12-07 19:16:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. The furthest Man has ventured into space is to our moon & back.
2007-12-07 20:52:49 · answer #8 · answered by quantumclaustrophobe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, It would take literally years to travel there, and even if we got there, we would die from the huge amount of gravity
2007-12-07 22:26:48 · answer #9 · answered by stevodrummer99 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I once had a big red spot on my nose.
2007-12-07 19:23:20 · answer #10 · answered by Zheia 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋