What Was the MOST Surprising Result That the Galileo Probe

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Multiple Choice

What was the MOST surprising result that the Galileo probe found when it penetrated the atmosphere of Jupiter?

• A) a hard surface just under the cloud layers, contrary to our understanding of Jupiter's atmospheric structure
• B) no evidence at all of hydrogen in the atmosphere of Jupiter
• C) vast quantities of invisible water vapor above the cloud layers
• D) only traces of water vapor and many other chemical elements in the cloud layers that are very easily measured spectroscopically from Earth

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