Europa is Jupiter's 4th largest moon. Also Europa has among the smoothest and brightest surface in the solar system! Europa was named after a princess.

 Europa has a iron, nickel core. That is surrounded by a rock layer, which is surrounded by a water in ice layer. Also with it's smooth icy crust makes it one of the more unique moons of Jupiter.

Europa was found in 1610 when Galileo Galilei and looking at the satellite he saw Europa. 40 years ago astronaut, Gerald Kuiper noticed that Europa had a icy and watery crust. The closest picture ever taken of Europa was by the Voyager 2.

            Some people think that Europa had water, so they think that possibly there could have been life in the past.

Europa was named after the beautiful princess named Europa . One day Europa was picking flowers  and Zeus the god fell in love. Zeus turned into a white bull and carried away to Crete. Then Europa became the queen of Crete. She was also the mother of the Minotaur!

                            Europa may be the 4th largest moon of Jupiter, but it is the smallest Galilean moon. It is about the size of our moon.