Jupiter is one of the four 'gas giant' planets. Unlike rocky worlds like Earth, Jupiter is composed almost entirely of gas. Inside this swirling ball of gas lies a small core of solid rock. Jupiter is a 'gas giant', so it's not possible to land a ship on its surface.Travelling far below the clouds of this planet is not advised. Temperatures and pressures soon begin to rise. So far, no probes have survived over 150 metres below the surface of Jupiter.o. Nothing can land on Jupiter as it does not have a solid  surface. However, one atmosphereic probe was sent to Jupiter in  1995, and the Galileo space probe was deliberat … e burned up in  Jupiter's atmosphere in 2002. 1 person found this useful.