Europa Facts


DiscoveryJan 7, 1610 by Galileo Galilei
Diameter3,138 km
Mass4.8x1022 kg
Mass (Earth = 1)0.0083021
Surface gravity (Earth = 1)0.135
Mean distance from Jupiter670,900 km
Mean distance from Jupiter9.5 rj
Mean distance from Sun5.203 au
Orbital period3.551181 earth days
Rotational period3.551181 earth days
Average density3.01 gm/cm3
Orbit eccentricity0.009
Orbit inclination0.470 degrees
Orbit speed13.74 km/s
Escape velocity2.02 km/s
Visual albedo0.64
Surface compositionWater Ice

This information is from NASA's Europa Fact Sheet Web Page at http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/galileo/europa/.


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This page last updated 7/18/97