Exploring Jupiter: The Galileo Mission and Discoveries

The video discusses the exploration of Jupiter, focusing on the Galileo mission. Initially, knowledge of Jupiter came from Earth-based telescopes. The Galileo spacecraft, launched in the 1980s, was designed to orbit Jupiter and send a probe into its atmosphere. It provided detailed images and data about Jupiter and its moons over 14 years. The video also covers the discovery of comet Schumacher Levy 9, which collided with Jupiter in 1994, observed by Galileo. The mission ended with Galileo being deliberately crashed into Jupiter to avoid contaminating Europa, a moon with a potential subsurface ocean.

Explain the reasons behind the deliberate crash of the Galileo spacecraft into Jupiter.

How did the Galileo orbiter contribute to our understanding of Jupiter's moons?