Europa (original) (raw)
Europai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Europa | Moon |
Mindat Locality ID:
247569
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:247569:4
174b6343-5b4f-4897-8d48-ed2e522051a9
Europa is the sixth closest moon of the planet Jupiter. It is also the sixth-largest moon in the Solar System, slightly smaller than Earth's Moon. Europa is primarily made of silicate rock, has a water-ice crust, and probably an iron–nickel core. Its surface is striated by cracks and streaks, but craters are relatively few, indicating a young surface.
The NASA Galileo mission, launched in 1989, has provided most of the current information on Europa. No spacecraft has yet landed on Europa. Minerals have been detected on Europa's surface by remote sensing.
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3 valid minerals.
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| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Halite | 3.AA.20 | NaCl |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Ice | 4.AA.05 | H2O |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Epsomite | 7.CB.40 | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| Group 10 - Organic Compounds | |||
| ⓘ | 'Tholins' | 10.CA. | (C,H,N) |
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