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I seem to recall that Galileo is supposed to reach some major destination (Mars?) this year (1995). What is its schedule?


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Jupiter. Galileo is a Jupiter orbiter science mission that includes an atmospheric probe. Just remember that Galileo Galilei discovered the "Galilean Moons" of Jupiter.

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