Facts about Europa, the 4th-largest moon of Jupiter. What is the purpose of Europa Clipper, launched by NASA in 2024?
Europa is Jupiter’s fourth-largest satellite and sixth-largest moon in the solar system. Europa was discovered by Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei in 1610. It was probably also discovered independently that same year by the German astronomer Simon Marius, who named it Europa, after a figure from Greek Mythology. Europa is an icy moon, being the closest … Read more
