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Earth’s first mission to conduct detailed reconnaissance of Jupiter’s moon, Europa. NASA’s Europa Clipper will determine if this ocean world has environments suitable for life to exist.
Europa orbits Jupiter every 3.5 days and is locked by gravity to Jupiter, so the same hemisphere of the moon always faces the planet. Jupiter takes about 4,333 Earth days (or about 12 Earth years) to orbit the Sun (a Jovian year). Jupiter’s equator (and the orbital plane of its moons) is tilted with respect to Jupiter’s orbital path around ...
Atmosphere. Surface pressure. 0.1 μPa (10 −12 bar) [14] 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.
- 13743.36 m/s
- 1.314m/s² (0.134 g)
- 3.09×10⁷ km² (0.061 Earths)
Europa Overview. Europa is the fourth largest of Jupiter’s 95 moons. It's the sixth-closest moon to the planet. Europa and Jupiter’s three other largest moons – Io, Ganymede, and Callisto – were the first moons discovered beyond Earth.
- What Is Europa like?
- What Could Possibly Live there?
- What Keeps The Water Under The Ice in Liquid Form If The Surface Is So Cold?
- How Will NASA Study Europa?
Europa is smaller and colder than Earth. It’s slightly smaller in size than Earth’s Moon. It’s so cold because it’s a long way from the Sun—more than five times farther than the distance between the Sun and Earth. Water is a key ingredient for life. Scientists think that Europa has lots of water. In fact, it might have more than twice as much water...
An illustration of what it might look like if you were standing on Europa's frozen surface. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA’s Galileomission found good evidence that underneath this rock-hard, icy crust there is a huge, salty, liquid ocean. Since there are lots of tiny creatures that live in very harsh water environments here on Earth, it's pos...
Europa's tides prevent it from freezing solid. On Earth, tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon. On Europa, tides are caused by the tremendous gravitational pull of Jupiter. This gravitational pull is also what holds Europa in orbit around Jupiter. Evidence from NASA’s Galileo mission suggested that there might be a liquid water oce...
NASA is building a spacecraft to visit Europa, called Europa Clipper. This mission will travel to Europa and investigate whether the icy moon could harbor conditions suitable for life.
6 de may. de 2024 · The rock-hard, icy surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa has huge cracks and jagged ridges. It's believed that these cracks are caused by the flexing from Europa's tides. This close-up image of Europa's surface was taken by NASA's Galileo orbiter.
Earth’s first mission to conduct detailed reconnaissance of Jupiter’s moon, Europa. NASA’s Europa Clipper will determine if this ocean world has environments suitable for life to exist.
