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= Europa = 

= Qiuck Facts =


 * Europa is an icey moon of jupiter that was discoverd by Galileo.


 * It has dark streaks that run through the entire planet that look like viens [[image:europa-interior.jpg width="370" height="242" align="right" caption="Europa Interior"]]


 * The diameter of europa is about 3100 kilometers.


 * Europa is sligthly smaller than earths moon.


 * It is made primarly out out of silicat rock,and ice. It has a metallic core,rocky interior,and an H2O layer.


 * It's atmosphere is composed mainly of oxygen.


 * It is one of the smoothest planets in our solar system.


 * Also it is the second Galilean moon



= Possible life on Europ  a  = Europa's unlit interior is now considered to be the most likely location for extant extraterrestrial life in the Solar System. Life may exist in its under-ice ocean, perhaps subsisting in an environment similar to Earth's deep-ocean hydrothermal vents or the Antarctic Lake Vostok. Life in such an ocean could possibly be similar to microbial life on Earth in the deep ocean. So far there is no evidence of life on europa.



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