Mission Jupiter: The Spectacular Journey of the Galileo Spacecraft

Mission Jupiter tells the entire story of Galileo: a behind-the-scenes look at its difficult course from idea to reality; its launch; the pr oblems it encountered early on and how these were resolved; and finall y, what will become of the probe. Along the way, the author describes what weFve learned about Jupiter, including what the Jovian atmosphere is really like, and the peculiar reality of the planet's magnetic fie ld.