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| + | |colspan="2" align="center"|'''Europa in Orbiter''' | ||
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| + | !bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Designation | ||
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| + | |width="30%"|Name||align="right" width="30%"|Europa | ||
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| + | |width="30%"|Reference body||align="right" width="30%"|Jupiter | ||
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| + | !bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Physical parameters* | ||
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| + | |width="30%"|Mass||align="right" width="50%"|4.797×10<sup>22</sup> kg | ||
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| + | |width="30%"|Mean Radius||align="right" width="50%"|1.565×10<sup>6</sup> m | ||
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| + | |width="30%"|Gravitational moments||align="right" width="50%"|n/a | ||
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| + | |width="30%"|Siderial day||align="right" width="30%"|3.068×10<sup>5</sup> s | ||
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| + | |width="30%"|Orbital period||align="right" width="30%"|3.07×10<sup>5</sup> s<br>(669.7 Mars sols) | ||
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| + | |width="30%"|Obliquity of ecliptic||align="right" width="30%"|1.74° | ||
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| + | |width="30%"|Atmosphere||align="right" width="30%"|No | ||
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| + | !bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Osculating elements (ecliptic frame)* | ||
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| + | |width="30%"|Semi-major axis||align="right" width="30%"|6.7125×10<sup>8</sup> m | ||
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| + | |width="30%"|Eccentricity||align="right" width="30%"|0.010057 | ||
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| + | |width="30%"|Inclination||align="right" width="30%"| 1.75° | ||
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| + | |width="30%"|Note||align="right" width="30%"|*Elements given are from Orbiter 2016 | ||
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'''Europa''' is one of [[Jupiter|Jupiter's]] four [[Galilean Moons]]. It is thought that there may be simple life, such as bacteria, on or under it's icy surface, and this was one of the contributing factors in [[w:NASA|NASA's]] decision to crash the [[Galileo Probe]] into Jupiter, out of fear that bacteria could contaminate the potential oceans of Europa. | '''Europa''' is one of [[Jupiter|Jupiter's]] four [[Galilean Moons]]. It is thought that there may be simple life, such as bacteria, on or under it's icy surface, and this was one of the contributing factors in [[w:NASA|NASA's]] decision to crash the [[Galileo Probe]] into Jupiter, out of fear that bacteria could contaminate the potential oceans of Europa. | ||
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Revision as of 12:04, 25 June 2021
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| Europa in Orbiter | |
| Designation | |
| Name | Europa |
| Reference body | Jupiter |
| Physical parameters* | |
| Mass | 4.797×1022 kg |
| Mean Radius | 1.565×106 m |
| Gravitational moments | n/a |
| Siderial day | 3.068×105 s |
| Orbital period | 3.07×105 s (669.7 Mars sols) |
| Obliquity of ecliptic | 1.74° |
| Atmosphere | No |
| Osculating elements (ecliptic frame)* | |
| Semi-major axis | 6.7125×108 m |
| Eccentricity | 0.010057 |
| Inclination | 1.75° |
| Note | *Elements given are from Orbiter 2016 |
Europa is one of Jupiter's four Galilean Moons. It is thought that there may be simple life, such as bacteria, on or under it's icy surface, and this was one of the contributing factors in NASA's decision to crash the Galileo Probe into Jupiter, out of fear that bacteria could contaminate the potential oceans of Europa.
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