Europa (moon)

Europa (ew-roe'-pa, /ju'ro:pa/ {{Audio|en-Europa.ogg|listen}}, Greek Ευρώπη) is a moon of the planet Jupiter, smallest of the four Galilean moons. It is named after Europa, one of Zeus's many love interests in Greek mythology, after whom the continent of Europe is also named.

External links

• Europa, a Continuing Story of Discovery at NASA/JPL
• The Calendars of Jupiter

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

... | Io | Europa | Ganymede | ...

Related Topics:
Io - Ganymede

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~