S1 EP 121: What would happen if humans tried to land on Jupiter?

There are a few places in the solar system we will never understand as well as we'd like. One of them is Jupiter. Jupiter is made of mostly hydrogen and helium gas. So, trying to land on it would be like trying to land on a cloud here on Earth. There's no outer crust to break your fall on Jupiter. Just an endless stretch of atmosphere. The big question, then, is: Could you fall through one end of Jupiter and out the other? It turns out, you wouldn't even make it halfway. Here's what would happen if you tried to land on Jupiter. Email: realnewsocala@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/lee-leffingwell/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/lee-leffingwell/support</a>