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Archives: Europa 2001

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In 2001, we revisited Europa. Four years did little to change the Jovian moon. It remained icy, cold, and lifeless although sources of water were reported to flow under the thick blanket of ice that coated Europa.

KEY STATISTICS:

Date of Discovery	1610
Discoverer	Galileo
Mass	48 billion billion tonnes
Radius	1569 km
Distance from Jupiter	670 900 km
Time to revolve around its own axis	3.5 days
Time to orbit to around Jupiter	3.5 days
Orbital Speed	13 740 m/s
Surface Composition	water, ice

MEDIA:

Closeup of Europa's Planetary Surface: A short videoclip showing the surface features of Europa.
How Europa Revolves: A short videoclip showing how the moon revolves around its own axis. Recreated with images from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.