Europa
Icy Jovian moon
Europa is one of Jupiter's four largest moons, discovered by Galileo in 1610.
Its icy surface conceals what scientists believe is a vast subsurface ocean, making it a prime candidate in the search for extraterrestrial life.
Europa also appears in Greek mythology as a Phoenician princess abducted by Zeus in the form of a bull—the figure for whom the continent Europe is named.
Largest solar system planet
- GalileanOf a Renaissance astronomer
- satelliteOrbiting celestial body
- orbitCurved celestial path
- GanymedeJupiter's largest natural satellite
Callisto · Io · gravity · magnetosphere · radiation · tidally locked · cratering · iron core
Federal space exploration bureau
- GalileoRenaissance astronomer from Italy
- probeThorough examination or tool
- missionPurpose-driven task
- flybyClose pass without landing
ESA · habitability · astrobiology · spectrometer · biosignatures · spacecraft · lander · voyage
Greek sky god
- bullSteer before castration
- princessMonarch's daughter or heir
- TyreHistoric Phoenician maritime center
- abductionUnlawful seizure of person
Phoenicia · Crete · Minos · Greek · myth · legend · transformation · Ovid
Below the outer layer
- saltwaterOcean water, chemically speaking
- hydrothermal ventsSubmarine volcanic water jets
- habitabilitySuitability for dwelling
- astrobiologyStudy of cosmic organisms
ice crust · liquid water · extremophiles · biosignatures · depth · salinity · ocean world · extraterrestrial life
Jupiter
Largest solar system planet
Ganymede · Callisto · Io · gravity · magnetosphere · radiation · tidally locked · cratering · iron core
NASA
Federal space exploration bureau
flyby · ESA · habitability · astrobiology · spectrometer · biosignatures · spacecraft · lander · voyage · discovery
Zeus
Greek sky god
- bullSteer before castration
- princessMonarch's daughter or heir
- TyreHistoric Phoenician maritime center
abduction · Phoenicia · Crete · Minos · Greek · myth · legend · transformation · Ovid · Metamorphoses
subsurface
Below the outer layer
- saltwaterOcean water, chemically speaking
- hydrothermal ventsSubmarine volcanic water jets
- habitabilitySuitability for dwelling
astrobiology · ice crust · liquid water · extremophiles · biosignatures · depth · salinity · ocean world · extraterrestrial life · chemistry
Ganymede
Jupiter's largest natural satellite
- geografiaAmerica, Africa, Asia, Oceania, Eurasia
- outer spacesun, moon, planet, star system, solar system
- masas terrestrespeninsula, Africa, Asia, America, Oceania
- MoonsLuna, Titan, Ganymede, Callisto, Io
- Euro coinsone cent, two cent, ten cent, fifty cent, one euro
- Jupiter explorationVoyager 1, Voyager 2, Io, Ganymede, Callisto
- European UnionContinental political-economic federation
- European literatureWritten works from Europe
- European cathedralsGrand historic churches abroad
- Eastern EuropeContinental region, former Soviet sphere
- European tourMulti-country journey abroad
- Western EuropeAtlantic-facing continental zone