Europa is the sixth moon of Jupiter and the sixth largest moon in our galaxy. Europa orbits Jupiter and is 390,400,000 miles from earth. 1 Europa day is 3.5 earth days.
A giant layer of ice covers the surface. The ice is at least 19 kilometers thick. The ice is constantly changing, believed to be caused by a ocean under the surface. The ocean can contain life if the molten core projects enough heat.
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The mass of Europa: 47,998,438,387,492,7000,000,000 kilograms.
Europa is far away and has freezing temperatures. This leads to not being able to discover much facts without sending a drone. |
Galileo Galilei discovered Europa on January, 8, 1610.