Europa: Facts - NASA Science
WEBJupiter’s large Galilean moons – Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto – likely formed out of leftover material after Jupiter condensed from the initial cloud of gas and dust surrounding the sun, early in the history of the solar system.
Europa (moon) - Wikipedia
WEBThe moon is the namesake of Europa, in Greek mythology the daughter of the Phoenician king of Tyre. Like all the Galilean satellites, Europa is named after a lover of Zeus, the Greek counterpart of Jupiter. Europa was courted by Zeus and became the queen of …
Europa: A guide to Jupiter's icy moon | Space
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 history here.
Europa - NASA Science
WEBEuropa is the fourth largest of Jupiter’s 95 moons. It's the sixth-closest moon to the planet. Europa and Jupiter’s three other largest moons – Io, Ganymede, and Callisto – were the first moons discovered beyond Earth.
Europa Up Close | Why Europa – NASA's Europa Clipper
WEBThe surface of Jupiter's moon Europa features a widely varied landscape, including ridges, bands, small rounded domes and disrupted spaces that geologists call "chaos terrain." Three newly reprocessed images, taken by NASA's Galileo spacecraft in the late 1990s, reveal details in diverse surface features on Europa.
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.
Overview | Why Europa – NASA's Europa Clipper
WEBScientists describe Europa as an "ocean world" because decades of evidence from analysis of spacecraft observations strongly suggest that an ocean of liquid water is hidden beneath the moon’s surface of ice.
Europa, moon of Jupiter - The Solar System on Sea and Sky
WEBEuropa was discovered by Galileo Galilei and Simon Marius in 1610 and is one of the Galilean satellites. As with the other moons of Jupiter, most of what we know about Europa was learned from the Voyager and Galileo missions. A Frozen Ocean. Europa is very different from the other moons of Jupiter.
Europa (Moon) Facts
WEBEuropa is named after a woman in Greek mythology who was the daughter of a king. She was supposedly one of Zeus’ many lovers and was made the queen of Crete. It was discovered in 1610 by Galileo Galilei. Europa is nearly the same size as Earth’s Moon. It is tidally locked to Jupiter in its orbit and spins faster on its axis than it orbits.
Evidence for an Ocean | Why Europa – NASA's Europa Clipper
WEBEuropa and her three large sibling satellites - Io, Ganymede and Callisto - were discovered by the astronomer Galileo in 1610, but nearly 400 years passed before any detailed views of their surfaces were seen and the uniqueness of these "Galilean" moons was revealed.
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