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Europa / jʊˈroʊpə / ⓘ, or Jupiter II, is the smallest of the four Galilean moons orbiting Jupiter, and the sixth-closest to the planet of all the 95 known moons of Jupiter. It is also the sixth-largest moon in the Solar System.
Europa (znany także jako Jowisz II) – najmniejszy z czterech księżyców galileuszowych krążących wokół Jowisza. Jest również szóstym co do wielkości księżycem w Układzie Słonecznym .
With an equatorial diameter of 1,940 miles (3,100 kilometers), Europa is about 90% the size of Earth’s Moon. So if we replaced our Moon with Europa, it would appear roughly the same size in the sky as our Moon does, but brighter – much, much brighter.
14 paź 2024 · Europa Clipper is a robotic solar-powered spacecraft built to conduct the first detailed investigations of Jupiter's icy moon Europa. With its solar arrays deployed, Europa Clipper spans more than 100 feet (about 30 meters) – about the length of a basketball court.
Europa is the fourth largest of Jupiter’s 95 moons. It's the sixth-closest moon to the planet. Europa may be one of the most promising places in our solar system to find present-day environments suitable for some form of life beyond Earth.
8 cze 2021 · A new NASA study modeling conditions in the ocean of Jupiter's moon Europa suggests that the necessary balance of chemical energy for life could exist there, even if the moon lacks volcanic hydrothermal activity.
On April 14, 2023, ESA launched its Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, or Juice, mission to explore Jupiter and its three largest icy moons, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto. NASA’s Europa Clipper will be the first spacecraft designed to observe Europa exclusively and thoroughly.
Europa was one of the first moons found beyond Earth, and it’s discovery played a crucial role in understanding how our solar system works. Six spacecraft have visited Europa up close, and more missions are planned.
8 lis 2024 · Jupiter’s moon Europa is one of those places. It is a long way from the Sun—more than five times farther than the distance between Earth and the Sun. It is so cold on Europa that water on the surface of the moon is frozen as hard as rock.
Europa is the sixth-largest moon in the Solar System and Jupiter’s fourth-largest satellite. Despite its cracked and discolored appearance, it is the smoothest solid object in the Solar System; its highest peaks, of which there are few, only reach a few hundred meters tall, and large craters are rare.
