Europa

Galilean moon of Jupiter
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Europa
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Europa is a moon of Jupiter. It orbits the planet within its extensive system of natural satellites.

The body was identified as one of Jupiter’s moons.

Europa

Summary

Europa is a moon of Jupiter[1]. Europa ranks in the top 1% of moon_of_jupiter entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,464 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Europa is credited with the discovery of Galileo Galilei[3].
  • Europa is credited with the discovery of Simon Marius[4].
  • Europa's instance of is recorded as moon of Jupiter[5].
  • Europa's instance of is recorded as regular moon[6].
  • Europa's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as University of Padua[7].
  • Europa is named after Europa[8].
  • Europa is part of Galilean moons[9].
  • Europa is used for colonization of Europa[10].
  • Europa's Commons category is recorded as Europa (moon)[11].
  • Europa's parent astronomical body is recorded as Jupiter[12].
  • Europa comprises Q7885366[13].
  • Europa's time of discovery or invention is recorded as January 8, 1610[14].
  • Europa's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Europa (moon)[15].
  • Europa's Commons gallery is recorded as Europa (moon)[16].
  • Europa's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.009'}[17].
  • Europa's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+5.29'}[18].
  • Europa's topic has template is recorded as Template:Europa[19].
  • Europa's topic has template is recorded as Template:GeoTemplate/europa[20].
  • Europa's has characteristic is recorded as Q15141736[21].
  • Europa's different from is recorded as Europe[22].
  • Europa's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+0.470'}[23].
  • Europa's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.791'}[24].
  • Europa's density is recorded as {'unit': 'Q13147228', 'amount': '+3.013'}[25].
  • Europa's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q613726', 'amount': '+47.986'}[26].
  • Europa's temperature is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11579', 'amount': '+50'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include moon of Jupiter[5] and regular moon[6].

Origins

Europa is named after Europa[8].

Use and Application

Europa is used for colonization of Europa[10]. Europa comprises Q7885366[13]. Europa is part of Galilean moons[9].

Why It Matters

Europa ranks in the top 1% of moon_of_jupiter entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,464 views/month).[2] Europa has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Europa is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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