Which of the following statements about the Galileo probe that dropped into Jupiter is FALSE?
A) it was the first spacecraft to enter the atmosphere of a jovian planet
B) it sent back information for a little less than an hour
C) it was slowed by atmospheric friction and a parachute
D) it detected a lot of water and water vapor clouds on its way down
E) it found that the temperature and pressure increased as it got further down
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