NASA's Juno craft beams back stunning pics of Jupiter.

Those are some great pictures. Will the probe be able to tell us anything about the atmosphere as it crashes to the surface?

I wonder how deep it will get before the pressure crushes it. I'm actually really excited about this. There is a chance that it uncovers some pretty important stuff.

This is the type of stuff I'd rather we did than try sending someone to Mars.

Ok, I really enjoy these threads on space, planents and the science behind these missions. Parden my ignoramce on the subject as I will more than likely ask remedial questions.

Do we know anything about the types of gases that make up the atmosphere of these planents we are exploring, Jupiter, Mars , Saturn ?

I know it is possible and probable that there are gases - elements that we have no clue exist in the atmosphere of Jupiter, correct?

I understand that there is not a present way to collect samples and return them to earth for study. Even if we could would it be wise to introduce a non native gas-element to our planent? I think not, at least until it could be studied , say in a space station lab.

Could we find a new gas-element that we could synthesize? What if there was an element that could fuel our power needs at a rate that is so much more efficient than anynother current resource. Sure we would need to upgrade technology to harness the capacity and efficiently store said power created.

Or in a different direction. What about microbes-bacteria that if brought back to earth and when exposed to our atmosphere, oxygen, rapibly multiply, and is uncontrollable by our tech. Could be an Earth killer.

It is doubtful that there are gases in the atmosphere that are foreign to us here on earth. It is made up of about 90% hydrogen, close to 10% helium with the rest Consisting of ammonia, sulfur, methane and water vapor.

There is likely a large quantity of helium 3 which is an isotope of helium that we could use in nuclear reactors rather safely since it isn't radioactive. There have been talks since the 90's of possibly mining for the stuff on the moon.

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It is doubtful that there are gases in the atmosphere that are foreign to us here on earth. It is made up of about 90% hydrogen, close to 10% helium with the rest Consisting of ammonia, sulfur, methane and water vapor.

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How do we know this? There could be gases underneath the atmosphere that we cannot detect or wouldn't know about due to our tech.

I've read about the H3 moon mining talks. I think it was either, Japan, Russia or Elon Musk(lol).

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There could be gases underneath the atmosphere that we cannot detect or wouldn't know about due to our tech.

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Any gas we encounter will still be just isotopes of hydrogen and helium etc. There are no undiscovered light elements and we will never discover another one. These elements fall on the periodic scale based on how many protons it has. Hydrogen has one proton and uranium has much more for example. Everything we encounter with one proton is still hydrogen. We already know how any undiscovered element will behave and it will be heavy and only live a fraction of a second.

We know what makes up the planet by analyzing its spectrum and other high tech devices at our disposal. The Galileo mission in the 90's dropped a titanium probe into the atmosphere giving us firsthand knowledge of its contents. We know its mass by looking at the orbit of its moons and how fast they orbit. Closer to a likely solid core the hydrogen and helium are in a liquid like state due to pressure.

Looks like Vincent van Gogh The Starry Night...






Starry
Starry night
Flaming flo'rs that brightly blaze

Swirling clouds in violet haze reflect in
Vincent's eyes of China blue.
Colors changing hue
Morning fields of amber grain

Weathered faces lined in pain
Are soothed beneath the artist's
Loving hand.
And now I understand what you tried to say to me

How you suffered for your sanity
How you tried to set them free.
Perhaps they'll listen now.

For they could not love you
But still your love was true

And when no hope was left in sight on that starry
Starry night.
You took your life
As lovers often do;
But I could have told you
Vincent
This world was never
Meant for one
As beautiful as you.

Starry
Starry night
Portraits hung in empty halls

Frameless heads on nameless walls
With eyes
That watch the world and can't forget.
Like the stranger that you've met

The ragged men in ragged clothes

The silver thorn of bloody rose
Lie crushed and broken
On the virgin snow.
And now I think I know what you tried to say to me

How you suffered for your sanity

How you tried to set them free.
They would not listen
They're not
List'ning still
Perhaps they never will.

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Looks nothing like this:


Is it a different type of imagery?