Europa

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Europa is Jupiter's sixth known moon. Europa's orbit is about 416,000 miles from Jupiter. Europa has a diameter of 1949 miles. The name Europa comes from a princess abducted by Zeus. Europa was discovered in 1610 by Galileo and Marius. Europa has a mass of 4.8e22kg.

The Solar System : Jupiter: Europa

created by Titan Miller,
Burlington Community High School Math Department, Burlington Community High School

last modified: January 5, 2003

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