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2000-12-08 | MISSIONS
NASA's Galileo celebrates five years orbiting Jupiter

NASA's Galileo spacecraft completed its fifth year of orbiting Jupiter yesterday, continuing to send home new information after enduring more than twice the time in orbit and three times the radiation dosage that it was originally planned to withstand.

During its voyage, Galileo has provided evidence of liquid oceans under the icy surfaces of Jupiter's moons Europa and Callisto. Thanks to Galileo, Europa is now a prime target in the search for life elsewhere in the solar system.

Galileo is currently teaming up with the Cassini space probe, which is passing Jupiter on its way to Saturn. The spacecraft are studying Jupiter's magnetic field.


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