Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Is a buoyant Jupiter middle atmosphere probe possible?

Something to hover below the cloud tops where the ambient density is so great that the probe displaces more of Jupiter's atmosphere than it weighs. What might such a probe be made of? How might it be designed? In what way would data be transmitted to a relay satellite in orbit?|||It is possible, and is being worked on.|||It has been suggested in the past. The engineering involved would be


monumental, though. Not to mention the cost!

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