- "What is this probe of yours supposed to do?"
"Well, it's supposed to descend slowly into the atmosphere of a gas giant." - ―Dr.s Elizabeth Weir and Rodney McKay[src]
The Descent probe is a type of probe used by the Tau'ri on Gas giants.
Overview[]
The probe descends slowly into the atmosphere of a gas giant. Its parachute opens and the probe separates into two components joined by a tether hundreds of meters long. (SGA: "Epiphany")
History[]
In 2005,when the Atlantis expedition was trying to rescue Lt. Colonel John Sheppard from the Time dilation field on the Planet of the Cloister, Radek Zelenka came up with an idea to use the descent probe so they could receive telemetry from inside the time dilation field while the other half of the probe was still outside it. (SGA: "Epiphany")
The probe was deployed by Puddle Jumper and was ripped apart almost instantly by tidal forces at the event horizon. They managed to get telemetry before it failed and Dr. Rodney McKay was able to determine the location of the field's power source. (SGA: "Epiphany")