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| − | !bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2" align="center" | | + | !bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2" align="center" |Europa |
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|colspan="2" align="center"|[[Image:Europa.jpg|240px]] | |colspan="2" align="center"|[[Image:Europa.jpg|240px]] | ||
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| − | |colspan="2" align="center"|'''Europa in Orbiter 2016 with D3D9 | + | |colspan="2" align="center"|'''Europa in Orbiter 2016 with D3D9''' |
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Designation | !bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Designation | ||
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| − | |Name||align="right"|Europa | + | |width="30%"|Name||align="right" width="30%"|Europa |
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|width="30%"|Reference body||align="right" width="30%"|Jupiter | |width="30%"|Reference body||align="right" width="30%"|Jupiter | ||
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| − | !bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"| | + | !bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Physical parameters* |
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| − | |width="30%"| | + | |width="30%"|Mass||align="right" width="50%"|4.8×10<sup>22</sup> kg |
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| − | |width="30%"| | + | |width="30%"|Mean Radius||align="right" width="50%"|1.565×10<sup>6</sup> m |
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| − | |width="30%"| | + | |width="30%"|Siderial day||align="right" width="30%"|3.068064×10<sup>5</sup> s |
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| − | |width="30%"| | + | |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%"| | + | |width="30%"|Obliquity of ecliptic||align="right" width="30%"|1.74° |
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| − | |width="30%"| | + | |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%"| | + | |width="30%"|Eccentricity||align="right" width="30%"|0.010057 |
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| − | |width="30%"| | + | |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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| − | |width="30%"|Note||align="right" width="30%"|*Elements given are from | ||
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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 | + | |
| + | '''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. | ||
== Europa in Orbiter == | == Europa in Orbiter == | ||
Europa was introduced in Orbiter 2002 modeled as a sphere with a mass of 4.8×10<sup>22</sup> kg and a radius of 1.565×10<sup>6</sup>. | Europa was introduced in Orbiter 2002 modeled as a sphere with a mass of 4.8×10<sup>22</sup> kg and a radius of 1.565×10<sup>6</sup>. | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
[[w:Europpa (moon)|Europa]] at [[w:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] | [[w:Europpa (moon)|Europa]] at [[w:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] | ||
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[[Category:Celestial bodies]] | [[Category:Celestial bodies]] | ||
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[[Category:Natural satellites]] | [[Category:Natural satellites]] | ||
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{{JupiterSat}} | {{JupiterSat}} | ||
{{SolarSystem}} | {{SolarSystem}} | ||
{{Nsat-Stub}} | {{Nsat-Stub}} | ||