Europa is the smallest and least massive of Jupiter's four Galilean moons. It is observable from Earth with common binoculars and is a planetary-mass moon, slightly smaller and less massive than Earth
Size comparison of Europa (lower left) with the Moon (top left) and Earth (right)
Closeup views of Europa obtained on 26 September 1998; images clockwise from upper left show locations from north to south as indicated at lower left.
Photo composite of suspected water plumes on Europa
Hypothetical subduction-like activity which may be occurring on Europa
Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun, and the largest in the Solar System. It is a gas giant with a mass nearly 2.5 times that of all the other planets in the Solar System combined and slightly le
Europa (moon)
…Europa ( ) is the smallest and least massive of Jupiter's four Galilean moons. It is observable from Earth with common binoculars and is a planetary-mass moon, slightly smaller and less massive than Earth's…
Close-up of the Great Red Spot imaged by the Juno spacecraft in true colour. Due to the way Juno takes photographs, the stitched image has extreme barrel distortion.
The Galilean moons' effect on Jupiter's magnetosphere
Jupiter and four Galilean moons seen through an amateur telescope
Jupiter, taken in infrared light, showing its faint rings, along with two moons – Amalthea and Adrastea, auroras, and atmospheric features.