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Fastest atmospheric entry

Fastest atmospheric entry
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Who
The Galileo probe
What
170000 kilometre(s) per hour
Where
United Kingdom (Jupiter,)
When
07 December 1995
On 7 December 1995, a small probe released by the Galileo spacecraft began a fiery descent into the atmosphere of the giant planet Jupiter. During this most difficult atmospheric entry ever, the Galileo probe reached a speed of 170,000 km/h (106,000 mi/h).