EUROPA

This page provides some basic facts and theories about Europa in the form of a quick overview. However, we encourage anyone participating in Phase-I to perform their own research on Europa and areas related to the research topics you have chosen.

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Basic Facts and Theories

 

(by NASA  and wikipedia)

Orbit Size Around Jupiter (semi-major axis) Metric: 671,100 km, English: 417,002 miles
Periapsis (closest) Metric: 664,792 km
Apoapsis (farthest) Metric: 677,408 km
Orbit Circumference Metric: 4,216,552.51 km
Average Orbit Velocity Metric: 49,476.1 km/h
Orbit Eccentricity: 0.0094
Orbit Inclination: 0.466 degree
Mean Radius Metric: 1,560.8 km
Equatorial Circumference Metric: 9806.8 km
Volume Metric: 15,926,867,918 km3
Mass Metric: 47,998,438,387,492,700,000,000 kg Scientific Notation: 4.7998 x 1022 kg
Density Metric: 3.013 g/cm3
Surface Area Metric: 30,612,893.23 km2
Surface Gravity Metric: 1.315 m/s2
Escape Velocity Metric: 7,293 km/h, English: 4,532 mph, Scientific Notation: 2026 m/s
Sidereal Rotation Period (Length of Day): 3.551 Earth days by Comparison: Synchronous with orbital period
Atmospheric Constituents: Oxygen

Links

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europa_%28moon%29
http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Jup_Europa”

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