Europa

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Mass: 480 x 10^20 kg
Radius: 1560.8 km
Mean density: 3010 kg/m3
Visual geometric albedo: 0.68

Moon of Jupiter, orbiting at a distance of 671 034 km. Its composition is similar to that of the inner planets of the solar system and has a rocky core. Europa has a thick layer of water ice that might be as thick as 60 km. Europa's surface is extremely smooth, there are very few features higher than a few hundred meters.

Remarkable streaks are seen on Europa, which are cracks on the surface.