... Preliminary analysis of early data returned by NASA's historic Galileo probe mission into Jupiter's atmosphere has provided a series of startling discoveries for project scientists. ... These initial findings are encouraging scientists to rethink their theories of Jupiter's formation and the nature of planetary evolution processes, according to probe project scientist Dr. Richard Young of NASA's Ames Research Center, Mountain View, CA. ... GIF, 29K ) . ... Structure of Jupiter's Atmosphere . ...
Main planetology and astrophysics scientific tasks of gamma-spectrometry GRS and detector HEND . ... The origin of Mars . The ratio of natural radioactive isotopes 19 K/ 92 U will allow to estimate the temperature of proto-planetary cloud in the point of Mars creation . ... Abundance of main elements at valleys and at plateaus will allow to determine their ages . ... Water as a factor of Mars global evolution, the presence of water and water ice under the surface in the present time . ...
MARS-96 . ROBOTIC SPACECRAFT MISSION TO MARS. ... The main scientific objectives of this mission are to investigate the evolution of Mars, that is, of its atmosphere, its surface, and its interior. ... abundance of minor components in the atmosphere (H2O, CO, O3 , etc), their variation and vertical distribution, and searches for regions with higher humidity; . ... Plasma: . ... the 3D distribution function; the ion and energy composition of plasma (near Mars and during interplanetary cruise); . ...