Have we ever sent anything into the atmosphere of the gas giants?

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The discussion centers on the nature of gas giants like Jupiter and whether they have a solid ground. It highlights that the Galileo spacecraft's probe was destroyed by pressure before reaching any potential "ground," raising questions about the existence of a solid surface. The conversation emphasizes that the mathematical models predicting the gas giants' structure are based on scientific principles rather than mere guesses. As one descends through the atmosphere, hydrogen is theorized to transition from gas to liquid and then to solid metallic hydrogen, potentially mixed with a rocky core. The presence of meteoritic debris impacting Jupiter adds complexity to the understanding of its atmospheric and surface composition.
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I've often heard there's no solid ground in the gas giants, but do we know this for a fact or are we just guessing based off the math?
 
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The Galileo spacecraft released a probe that parachuted into Jupiter. It was destroyed by pressure long before it hit the "ground", if a "ground" even exists.
 
It is unfair to call the math a "guess".
 
Wait, what?
 
SteamKing said:
Wait, what?

Something you didn't understand?
 
My understanding is that as you progress downwards through the atmosphere, under the increasing pressure, the atmosphere (mainly Hydrogen), gradually tends to become liquefied and eventually take takes the form of a solid metallic hydrogen. Beneath that, and probably mixed with it to an extent is probably a rocky core. Jupiter is continually receiving hits from meteoritic debris, rocky and metallic. This presumably, plunges down, slowing in velocity as it encounters the increasing viscosity of the atmosphere, and ends up on the surface of, and mixed with the solid hydrogen.
 

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