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
WEBThe molecules also can be made in lots of ways that do not involve living organisms. However, finding these types of molecules on Europa would help scientists determine if the ingredients for life have ever existed on the icy moon. Some of these essential chemical elements may be located within Europa’s icy shell today.
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.
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.
What You Need to Know About Europa – NASA's Europa Clipper
WEBFeb 6, 2024 · Deep beneath the crust of Jupiter’s frozen moon Europa lies a massive liquid water ocean. Exploring this ocean world with our Europa Clipper spacecraft could provide new clues in our search for life beyond Earth. Scheduled to launch in October 2024, Europa Clipper’s main science goal is to determine whether there are places below the icy ...
Europa: A guide to Jupiter's icy moon | Space
WEBMay 3, 2023 · Europa is one of the Galilean moons of Jupiter, along with Io, Ganymede and Callisto. Astronomer Galileo Galilei gets the credit for discovering these Galilean moons, among the largest in the...
Europa | Facts, Composition & Exploration | Britannica
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 Jupiter at a distance of about 671,000 km (417,000 miles).
Europa - The Nine Planets
WEBSep 25, 2019 · Europa’s surface is made of frozen water and is the smoothest in the Solar System. There are very few geological features (mountains or craters) on the surface of Europa. Europa’s most striking geological features on the surface are dark lines which criss-cross across the entire surface, called lineae.
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).
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