How did the Galileo space probe get its name?

Answer 1

Because when it reached its destination it sent a probe into the atmosphere of Jupiter. With its cargo deployed, it became a scientific space craft, but in all actuality it in itself was the probe due to the fact that to not risk crashing into one of the moons that may be inhabited, they sent it down into the atmosphere of the planet itself, as not to risk human contamination of the moons, so if we were to find Biology on one of the moons, and our craft had crashed there, it may have been biology we accidently placed there, instead of biology that formed there. If we find it now, we know we have not contaminated it.

Answer 2

It probably got caught in Jupiter's strong gravitational pull much stronger than earths which was unexpected by bright scientists like Galileo... And also, to clarify your question.. there is no land on Jupiter so the spacecraft technically did not crash and it was more likely crushed and melted.

Answer 3

To put it bluntly, he looked at Jupiter because he could. He saw three "stars" in-line east of Jupiter. The next night he saw the same three still in a line but on the west side of Jupiter. It was this that led him to believe that these "stars" (natural satellites [moons] ) were orbitting Jupiter. These became known as the Galilean Moons.

Answer 4

It was named after the very famous Italian astronomer, physicist, and mathematician Galileo Galilei.

Answer 5

because it felt like it gosh leave it alone

Answer 6

No, The Galileo space probe was deliberately crashed in the upper atmosphere of Jupiter were it was destroyed by the immense pressure. This was done to avoid contaminating the moon Europa.