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Galileo is flown into Jupiter to end its mission

Deliberately destroyed in Jupiter’s atmosphere to protect Europa from contamination — the recorded end of the mission. Encounter class: end of mission.

Historical — it happened, and the record is settled.

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Evidence

Partly verified — Core facts are sourced; some optional detail is deliberately absent.

Recorded on Galileo

  1. Pioneer 10 passes Jupiter — the first spacecraft to reach the outer Solar System
  2. Pioneer 11 passes Jupiter, bending north toward Saturn
  3. Voyager 1 closest approach to Jupiter
  4. Active volcanism found on Io
  5. Voyager 2 closest approach to Jupiter
  6. Galileo takes a gravity assist at Venus
  7. Galileo enters orbit around Jupiter — the first outer-planet orbiter
  8. Cassini passes Jupiter for a final speed boost toward Saturn
  9. Galileo is flown into Jupiter to end its mission
  10. New Horizons takes a gravity assist at Jupiter
  11. Juno enters polar orbit around Jupiter

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