- Europa is a large moon of Jupiter that has some interesting characteristics12345:
- It is slightly smaller than Earth's Moon and the sixth-largest moon in the Solar System1234.
- It is made of silicate rock and has a water-ice crust and probably an iron–nickel core12.
- It has a very thin atmosphere, composed primarily of oxygen12.
- Its surface is smooth, icy, and striated by cracks and streaks, but has few craters125.
- It orbits Jupiter roughly every 3.5 days and experiences tidal forces that may heat its interior34.
- It may have a buried ocean full of more water than Earth and could be hospitable to life45.
Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.Slightly smaller than Earth's Moon, Europa is made of silicate rock and has a water-ice crust and probably an iron–nickel core. It has a very thin atmosphere, composed primarily of oxygen. Its white- beige surface is striated by light tan cracks and streaks, but craters are relatively few.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europa_(moon)Europa is a large moon of the planet Jupiter. It is a little smaller than Earth's Moon and it is the sixth-largest moon in the Solar System. Europa's diameter is about 3000 kilometers. It probably has an iron core, and a thin of mostly oxygen. The surface is icy and very smooth. There are not a lot of craters, but there are some cracks and lines.simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europa_(moon)Europa is a little smaller than Earth’s moon, and it is the sixth largest moon in our solar system. Europa has a diameter of 3,100 kilometers. Europa is the sixth closest moon to Jupiter, though Io is the only large moon closer in. Europa orbits Jupiter roughly every 3.5 days. Its orbit has an average radius of 671,000 kilometers.solarsystemwiki.org/europa.phpFacts about Europa
- Europa is named after a woman in Greek mythology who was the daughter of a king. ...
- Europa is nearly the same size as Earth’s Moon. ...
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- Europa has the smoothest surface of any solid body in the Solar System
- Its icy surface may hide a buried ocean full of more water than Earth
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With an equatorial diameter of 1,940 miles (3,100 kilometers), Europa is about 90% the size of Earth’s Moon. So if we replaced our Moon with Europa, it would appear roughly the same size in the sky as our Moon does, but brighter – much, much brighter. Europa’s surface is made of water ice and so it reflects … See more
Life as we know it seems to have three main requirements: liquid water, certain chemical elements, and an energy source. Also, life takes time to develop. Europa’s ocean may have existed for the entirety of our solar system’s history, approximately 4 billion years so … See more
Europa orbits Jupiter every 3.5 days and is locked by gravity to Jupiter, so the same hemisphere of the moon always faces the planet. Jupiter takes about 4,333 Earth days (or about 12 Earth years) to orbit the Sun (a Jovian year). Jupiter’s equator (and the orbital plane of … See more
WEBLearn about Europa, one of Jupiter's moons with a subsurface water ocean and a possible magnetic field. Find out its size, orbit, surface features, …
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Europa is slightly smaller than the Earth's moon. At just over 3,100 kilometres (1,900 mi) in diameter, it is the sixth-largest moon and fifteenth-largest object in the Solar System. Though by a wide margin the least massive of the Galilean satellites, it is nonetheless more massive than all known moons in the Solar System smaller than itself combined. Its bulk density suggests that it is simila…
Wikipedia · Text under CC-BY-SA license- Surface area: 3.09×10⁷ km² (0.061 Earths)
- Average orbital speed: 13743.36 m/s
WEBMay 3, 2023 · Europa is an icy moon of Jupiter and one of the four so-called Galilean moons of Jupiter. See more facts about Europa and its …
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WEBEuropa is a rocky moon with a water-ice crust and a possible iron-nickel core. It has a thin oxygen atmosphere and a global ocean that may harbor life. Learn about its history, …
WEBApr 26, 2024 · Europa is a rocky object covered with an extremely smooth, elaborately patterned surface of ice. Europa has a diameter of 3,130 km (1,940 miles), which makes it a little smaller than Earth ’s Moon. It orbits …
WEBSlightly smaller than Earth's Moon, Europa is made of silicate rock and has a water-ice crust and probably an iron–nickel core. It has a very thin atmosphere, composed …
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