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Europa was discovered in 1610 by the astronomer [[Wikipedia:Galileo Galilei|Galileo Galilei]]. Although scientists in the 20th and early 21st centuries theorized that it might already contain oceans beneath the surface with amino acids and the building blocks of life, the first colonists who began settling on the moons in [[2080]] found that this was not the case. Colonization occurred without the discovery of any new life forms.<ref name="enc283"/><ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 44''</ref>
Europa was discovered in 1610 by the astronomer [[Wikipedia:Galileo Galilei|Galileo Galilei]]. Although scientists in the 20th and early 21st centuries theorized that it might already contain oceans beneath the surface with amino acids and the building blocks of life, the first colonists who began settling on the moons in [[2080]] found that this was not the case. Colonization occurred without the discovery of any new life forms.<ref name="enc283"/><ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 44''</ref>


The [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-II]] supersoldiers had a mission on Europa some time before [[2552]].<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 268''</ref>
The [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-II]] supersoldiers had a mission on Europa some time before [[2552]].<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 268''</ref> After the [[Human-Covenant War]], the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Prefect|Prefect variant]] of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|MJOLNIR (GEN2)]] armor was tested in [[Denegroth]], [[West Conamara]] on Europa.<ref>[http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2013/07/10/The-Halo-Bulletin-71013.aspx '''The Halo Bulletin''': ''7.10.13'']</ref>
 
After the [[Human-Covenant War]], Europa was the test site of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Prefect|Prefect variant]] of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|MJOLNIR (GEN2)]] armor.<ref>[http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2013/07/10/The-Halo-Bulletin-71013.aspx '''The Halo Bulletin''': ''7.10.13'']</ref>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
The moon was named after [[Wikipedia:Europa (mythology)|Europa]], a queen in [[List of Greek mythology references in Halo|Greek mythology]].
The moon was named after [[Wikipedia:Europa (mythology)|Europa]], a queen in [[Wikipedia:Greek mythology|Greek mythology]].


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==