The Galileo probe that dropped into Jupiter's atmosphere in December, 1995, detected a smaller amount of water than scientists expected. However, researchers at California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, have new thundercloud photographs and a theory to suggest that the solar system's largest planet may be "wet" after all.
According to Andrew Ingersoll, professor of planetary science, the probe didn't find much water because it dropped into a cloud-free area of the Jovian ...