This life span was of particular importance during the Galileo mission.

Like the rest of the people who worked on the Galileo mission, the education team has moved on to new challenges.

This may be comparable to the Galileo mission which captured thousands of images despite its slow data rate.

Some photographs taken during the Galileo mission appear to show lakes of liquid sulfur on the surface.

Read on to learn more about the historic legacy of the Galileo mission.

"We can now proceed to launch the Galileo mission to Jupiter."

The current Galileo mission to Jupiter, launched six years ago, cost $1.6 billion.

The Galileo mission was twice extended, in 1997 and 2000.

Ultimately, the success of the Galileo mission within the Jupiter system was spectacular.

The following 10 images document the most significant discoveries of the Galileo mission.