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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 [[NASA|NASA's]] | + | !bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2" align="center" |Europa |
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+ | |colspan="2" align="center"|[[Image:Europa.jpg|240px]] | ||
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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. | ||
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+ | [[Category:Celestial bodies]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Natural satellites]] | ||
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{{JupiterSat}} | {{JupiterSat}} | ||
+ | {{SolarSystem}} | ||
{{Nsat-Stub}} | {{Nsat-Stub}} |
Revision as of 03:25, 18 March 2024
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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