
NSSDC ID: 1989-084E-02
Mission Name: Galileo Probe
Principal Investigator: Dr. Alvin Seiff
The objective of this investigation is to determine temperature, pressure, density, and molecular weight over an altitude range from a threshold of about 1000 km above the cloud deck down to Probe failure (deeper than 10-bar pressure). The instrument package consists of acceleration, temperature, and pressure sensors and associated electronics. The package is mounted in the Probe with the accelerometers near the Probe's center of gravity. The temperature-sensing head and pressure inlet are deployed outside the Probe boundary layer. The total mass is 1.9 kg and the total continuous power is 5.5 W.
Mass: 0.54 kg
Power (avg): 3.8 W
Bit rate (avg): 0.018 bps
Questions or comments about this experiment can be directed to: Dr. Edwin V. Bell, II.
| Name | Role | Original Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Alvin Seiff | General Contact | NASA Ames Research Center | aseiff@mail.arc.nasa.gov |
| Dr. Gerald Schubert | Co-Investigator | University of California, Los Angeles | gschubert@astemis.ucla.edu |
| Mr. John D. Mihalov | Co-Investigator | NASA Ames Research Center | mihalov@windee.arc.nasa.gov |
| Mr. S. C. Sommer | Co-Investigator | NASA Ames Research Center | |
| Dr. Donn B. Kirk | Co-Investigator | NASA Ames Research Center | |
| Mr. Robert C. Blanchard | Co-Investigator | NASA Langley Research Center | r.c.blanchard@larc.nasa.gov |
| Dr. Richard E. Young | Co-Investigator | NASA Ames Research Center | reyoung@mail.arc.nasa.gov |
| Mr. Tony C.D. Knight | Co-Investigator | Martin-Marietta Aerospace |
Pollack, J. B., et al., Retrieval of a wind profile from the Galileo probe telemetry signal, Space Sci. Rev., 60, No. 1/4, 143-178, May 1992.
Seiff, A., and T. C. D. Knight, The Galileo probe atmosphere structure instrument, Space Sci. Rev., 60, No. 1/4, 203-232, May 1992.
Seiff, A., et al., Structure of the atmosphere of Jupiter: Galileo probe measurements, Science, 272, No. 5263, 844-845, May 1996.