Europa: Facts - NASA Science
WEBEuropa’s surface is made of water ice and so it reflects 5.5 times the sunlight than our Moon does. Europa orbits Jupiter at about 417,000 miles (671,000 kilometers) from the planet, which itself orbits the Sun at a distance of roughly 500 million miles (780 million kilometers), or 5.2 astronomical units (AU).
Ingredients for Life | Why Europa – NASA's Europa Clipper
WEBLearn more at NASA Astrobiology ›. Water. Liquid water tops the list of ingredients for life, and Europa has lots of it. Scientists think Europa has a salty ocean beneath its icy crust with about twice as much water than all of Earth's oceans combined.
FAQ | Mission – NASA's Europa Clipper
WEBSlightly smaller than Earth's Moon, Europa is primarily 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 surface is striated by cracks and streaks, but …
Europa - NASA Science
WEBEuropa is primarily 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. Cracks and streaks striate its surface, but craters are relatively few.
Europa (moon) - Wikipedia
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 primarily of oxygen. It has a very thin atmosphere, composed primarily of oxygen.
Europa: A guide to Jupiter's icy moon | Space
WEBMay 3, 2023 · What is Europa made of? Europa is mostly made of silicate rock (chemical formula SiO_x). The outermost layer is yet made of water ice — H2O. Does Europa have water?
What You Need to Know About Europa – NASA's Europa Clipper
WEBFeb 6, 2024 · Could a liquid water ocean beneath the surface of Jupiter's moon Europa have the ingredients to support life? Here's how NASA's mission to Europa would find out.
Europa | Facts, Composition & Exploration | Britannica
WEBApr 1, 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 Jupiter at a distance of about 671,000 km (417,000 miles).
Europa: Exploration - NASA Science
WEBMost of what we know about Europa comes from several years of orbital observations by the Galileo mission. NASA's Juno spacecraft is orbiting Jupiter, and has made close flybys of Europa. ESA (European Space Agency) has launched a mission called JUICE (JUpiter ICy moons Explorer).
Europa: Jupiter's Ocean World - NASA Space Place
WEBApr 4, 2024 · 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.
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