Europa (moon) - Wikipedia
WEBAtmosphere. Surface pressure. 0.1 µPa (10 −12 bar) [14] Europa / jʊˈroʊpə / ⓘ, or Jupiter II, is the smallest of the four Galilean moons orbiting Jupiter, and the sixth-closest to the planet of all the 95 known moons of Jupiter. It is also …
Europa: Facts - NASA Science
WEBEuropa has only a tenuous atmosphere of oxygen, but in 2013, NASA announced that researchers using the Hubble Space Telescope found evidence that Europa might be actively venting water into space. This would mean the moon is …
In Depth – NASA's Europa Clipper
WEBNew comprehensive mapping of the radiation pummeling Jupiter’s icy moon Europa reveals where scientists should look -- and how deep they’ll have to go -- when searching for signs of habitability and biosignatures.
Europa: A World of Ice, With Potential for Life
WEBNews | June 8, 2021. Europa: A World of Ice, With Potential for Life. Jupiter’s icy moon Europa may be the most promising place in the solar system to find present-day environments suitable for life beyond Earth. Scientists study the origin, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe in a scientific field called astrobiology.
Europa - NASA Science
WEBIt has a very thin atmosphere, composed primarily of oxygen. Cracks and streaks striate its surface, but craters are relatively few. Scientists are almost certain that hidden beneath the icy surface of Europa is a saltwater ocean with about twice as …
Europa: A guide to Jupiter's icy moon | Space
WEBMay 3, 2023 · Europa's icy crust gives it an albedo — light reflectivity — of 0.64, one of the highest of all of the moons in the entire solar system. Scientists estimate that Europa's surface is about...
Europa Up Close | Why Europa – NASA's Europa Clipper
WEBNew animation shows how “bands” and “grooves” in the icy surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa could transport subsurface water to the moon’s surface. Europa's Ocean Ascending Scientists re-examining data from an old mission bring new insights to the tantalizing question of whether Jupiter’s moon Europa has the ingredients to support life.
Europa: Jupiter's Ocean World - NASA Space Place
WEBMay 6, 2015 · The Short Answer: What is Europa? Europa is one of Jupiter’s moons. Scientists believe that Europa is especially notable because it may have twice as much water as Earth, though it is so cold on Europa that water on the surface of this moon is frozen. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech.
NASA’s Juno Shares First Image From Flyby of Jupiter’s Moon Europa
WEBSep 29, 2022 · Set to launch in 2024, Europa Clipper will study the moon’s atmosphere, surface, and interior, with its main science goal being to determine whether there are places below Europa’s surface that could support life.
Europa, Jupiter’s possible watery moon | The Planetary Society
WEBAverage distance from Sun: 5.2 AU. Diameter: 1,940 miles (3,100 kilometers), slightly smaller than Earth’s moon. Volume: 15.9 billion cubic kilometers (3.8 billion cubic miles) Gravity: 1.315 m/s 2. Solar day: 3.5 Earth days. Solar year: about 12 Earth years. Atmosphere: Extremely tenuous, mostly oxygen. Missions to Europa.
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