Europa
Europa is the sixth moon from Jupiter, and the smallest of the four Galilean moons.
Facts About Europa:
- Although Euqropa is the smallest Galilean moon, it is still the sixth-largest moon in the Solar System. It is slightly smaller than Earth's Moon.
- It is made largely of silicate rock with an iron-nickel core and an outer crust of water-ice.
- It may have an underground ocean and could even harbour life.
Classification: Moon (orbiting Jupiter)
Names: Europa, Jupiter II
Discovered: 1610 by Galileo Galilei
Naming: Named after Europa, lover of Zeus.
Magnitude: 5.2900 (app)
Mass: 4.799844e+22 kg
Axial Tilt: 0.1000 °
Orbit Radius: 670900
Orbital Period: 3.551 Earth days
Orbital Speed: 13.7400 km/s
Eccentricity: 0.00900000
Volume: 15930000000 km3
Density: 3.0130 g/cm3
Surface Area: 30900000 km2
Surface Gravity: 0.1340 g
Escape Velocity: 2.0250 km/s
Adjective: Europan