Europa

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Europa in Orbiter 2016 with D3D9 client
Designation
Name Europa
Reference body Jupiter
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch 1979.12391832712 (14 February 1979 061605 UTC)
Semimajor axis (a) 671193628.654398 m
Eccentricity (e) 0.00940288418380329
Inclination (i) 2.216347171°
(0.038682555509682 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 350.5260572°
(6.11783381155745 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 468.8993005°
(8.18383665430122 radian)
Mean longitude (L) 511.5773819°
(8.92870969265773 radian)
Selected physical parameters
Mean radius 1565000 m
Mass 4.8×1022 kg
Rotation elements
SidRotPeriod 306806.4 seconds (3.551 days)
SidRotOffset 0
Obliqutiy 0
LAN 0
Note *Elements given are from Europa.cfg (Voyager1Jupiter.zip)


Europa is one of 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 NASA's decision to crash the Galileo Probe into Jupiter, out of fear that bacteria could contaminate the potential oceans of Europa. Europa's orbit is in a 1:2:4 resonance with Io and Ganymede.

Europa in Orbiter

Europa was introduced in Orbiter 2002 modeled as a sphere with a mass of 4.8×1022 kg and a radius of 1.565×106.

Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Europa as a body.

Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Europa
Add-on Source Version Author Type Release Date Compatibility Wiki article
2005 (with P1 patch files) O-F Resources 050216 martins Orbiter Download 16 February 2005 Orbiter 2005
Voyager to Jupiter / Jupiter moons enhancement pac O-F Resources 2004-08-29 BigJimW Scenery 30 August 2004
Orbiter 2003-P2 O-F Resources 031217 martins Orbiter Download 17 December 2003 Orbiter 2003-P2
Orbiter 2003-P1 O-F Resources 031105 martins Orbiter Download 5 November 2003
Orbiter 2002 O-F Resources 020419 martins Orbiter Download 19 April 2002 Orbiter 2002

See also

Europa at Wikipedia

  • Europa in Orbiter 2002
  • Europa in Orbiter 2002P3
  • Europa in Orbiter 2003P2
  • Europa from Voyager1Jupiter.zip in Orbiter 2003P2
  • Europa in Orbiter 2005P1

  • Europa as seen by the Juno spacecraft

  • Animation of three inner Galilean moons showing orbital resonance
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