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There's nothing to land on; the gas giant planets do not appear to have a solid surface. If there is anything solid down there, it is so deep that the atmospheric pressures would crush anything that got close.

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Jupiter does not have a solid surface on which something might land.

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Q: Why can exploratory probes not land on the gas giants?
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Have any space probes actually landed on a gas giant?

You cant land on a gas giant But probes have gone "inside" gas giants


What are the names of the probes that explored the gas giants?

the names of the probes that explored the gas giants were the voagers two


What probes flew past Jupiter and other planets?

Most famously, it was voyager 1 and 2 that explored these outer gas planets and have given us so much information. Other probes have been sent to these gas giants, but these are the the probes that visited all four gas giants between them.


Why haven't any probes land on Saturn?

Saturn is a gas planet. It does not have a surface to land on.


Can a spacecraft land on gas giants?

No because there is nothing to land on. This is why they are called gas giants. They are made of only gas and maybe a few rocks. Also, some gas giants consist of deadly gas. Overall, it would be too dangerous to enter a gas giant, let alone try to "land" on one.


Can a spacecraft land on the gas giants?

No because there is nothing to land on. This is why they are called gas giants. They are made of only gas and maybe a few rocks. Also, some gas giants consist of deadly gas. Overall, it would be too dangerous to enter a gas giant, let alone try to "land" on one.


Can a spacecrat land on gas giants?

yes it can


Why haven't any probes been found on Pluto?

Pluto was to far out of the way and of little importance when earlier probes where sent to the gas giants. but as i type this there is a probe on it's way to Pluto rigth now.


Why are gas giants hard to investigate?

The cores are so deep in the planets


What planets will spacecraft never be able to land on and why?

Gas Giants because they do not have a solid surface to land on.


Why did the voyager 1 and 2 not land on Saturn or Jupiter?

The Voyager spacecraft are interplanetary probes and did not carry landers. Any spacecraft attempting to land on Jupiter would be crushed by the extreme pressures and magnetic fields and would fall for days before reaching the core of the planet because as Saturn and Jupiter are gas giants they have no surface as such.


Is it not possible to land on the Gas Giants because there surface is made of gas?

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