Europa

Description:
Europa is the smallest of the four Galilean moons orbiting Jupiter, and the sixth-closest to the planet. It is also the sixth-largest moon in the Solar System. Europa was discovered in 1610 by Galileo Galilei and was named after Europa, the legendary mother of King Minos of Crete and lover of Zeus.

Distance to Earth: 628.3 million km

Radius: 1,561 km

Surface area: 3.09×107 km2 (0.061 Earths)

Surface pressure: 0.1 µPa (10−12 bar)

Did you know: Europa is named after Europa, daughter of the king of Tyre, a Phoenician noblewoman in Greek mythology.