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[edit]
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.
| Add-on | Source | Version | Author | Type | Release Date | Compatibility | Wiki article |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orbiter 2006-P1 | O-F Resources | 060929 | martins | Orbiter Download | 29 September 2006 | Orbiter 2006-P1 | |
| Orbiter 2006 | O-F Resources | 060504 | martins | Orbiter Download | 4 May 2006 | Orbiter 2006 | |
| The Outer Planets 050329 Update | AVSIM | 050329 | Rolf Keibel Tony Dunn Carl Romanik |
Scenery | 30 March 2005 | ||
| The Outer Planets 050223 Update | O-F Resources | 2005-02-23 | VF2_Rolf | Scenery | 23 February 2005 | ||
| 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[edit]
Europa in Orbiter 2002 
Europa in Orbiter 2002P3 
Europa in Orbiter 2003P2 
Europa from Voyager1Jupiter.zip in Orbiter 2003P2 
Europa in Orbiter 2005P1 
Europa in Orbiter 2006P1 
Europa as seen by the Juno spacecraft
Animation of three inner Galilean moons showing orbital resonance
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