Can I land on gassy planets like Jupiter?

EPISODE · May 31, 2015 · 4 MIN

Can I land on gassy planets like Jupiter?

from Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists · host Dr Chris Smith

This week we tackle Allana's question: If we were to travel to gas giant Jupiter, would we sink to the core? Or float straight on through? Heather Douglas put this to Dr Marc Rayman from NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab to see if he could clear the air... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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