Orbital characteristics | |
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Orbital period | 5.6293 Earth days 1 Europan day |
Semi-major axis | 2,106,754 km |
Physical characteristics | |
Rotation period | 5.6293 Earth days |
Mean diameter | 12345 km |
Surface area Water Land |
478,800,000 km² 253,400,000 km² (53%) 225,400,000 km² (47%) |
Axial tilt | 6.0° |
Temperature Min. Main Max. |
227 K 313 K 419 K |
Atmospheric pressure (at MSL) | 913 mbar |
Other | |
Inhabitants Density |
9 3.99*10^-8 |
Countries | none recognized (according to UN) |
Europa is a world roughly the same size as Earth. The oceans on Europa have a orange tinge from large amounts of iron oxide being suspended settling and resuspended by the extremely powerful Europan Equatorial Current (EEC).