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Its surface is composed of
water ice and scientists feel that there may be liquid salty water underneath.
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It is possible that there
is some form of microscopic life on Europa.
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Because it may have liquid
water, it may be possible to send a manned mission to Europa one day.
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Europa is slightly smaller
than our Moon.
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Europa is the smoothest
object in the solar system.
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It has a series of striking
dark streaks crisscrossing the entire globe.
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It has an atmosphere containing
oxygen, one of only five moons that we know do, in our solar system.
(The others are Io, Ganymede, Titan and Triton.)
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It has very few impact craters,
only five have been discovered so far. This may mean that Europa is relatively
young, perhaps only 30 million years old.
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It has a diameter of 3,138
km.
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The surface of Europa is
very bright, about 5 times brighter than our Moon.
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