NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is toying with the idea of exploring Jupiter's atmosphere using robotic "windbots" which would be capable of remaining airborne in the planets atmosphere. The concept was first proposed by NASA scientist and former JPL astronaut Robert Farquhar back in 2009.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is toying with the idea of exploring Jupiter's atmosphere using robotic "windbots" which would be capable of remaining airborne in the planets atmosphere. So far the concept has received $100,000 of funds from NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts program.