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|image=[[File:Europa.jpg|250px]]
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|star, position= [[Sol]], [[Jupiter]] II
|star, position= [[Sol]], [[Jupiter]] II
|diameter= 3121.6 km
|diameter= {{Convert|3121.6|km|mi}}
|adjective=Europan
|adjective=Europan
|population=
|population=
|species=[[Human]] (non-native)
|species=[[Human]] (non-native)
|societal approximation=Mixed/[[Democracy|democratic]]/[[Religion|religious]]
|societal approximation=Mixed/[[Democracy|democratic]]/[[Religion|religious]]
|government=[[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]]/[[Unified Earth Government|UEG]]
|government=[[Colonial Administration Authority}}
|technology tier=Tier 3
|technology tier=Tier 3
}}
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'''Europa''' is a [[Jovian Moons|moon of the planet Jupiter]] in the [[Sol System]] and a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] colony. Slightly smaller than [[Luna]], Europa is primarily made of silicate rock and likely has an iron core. Europa features a frosty atmosphere. It is the fourth largest and yet only fully [[Terraforming|terraformed]] Jovian moon.<ref name="enc283">'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 283''</ref>
'''Europa''' is a [[Jovian Moons|moon of the planet Jupiter]] in the [[Sol System]] and a [[human]] colony world. Slightly smaller than [[Luna]], Europa is primarily made of silicate rock and likely has an iron core. Europa features a frosty atmosphere. It is the fourth largest and yet only fully [[Terraforming|terraformed]] Jovian moon.<ref name="enc283">'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 283''</ref>


==History==
==History==
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==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 [[List of Greek mythology references in Halo|Greek mythology]].


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
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==Sources==
==Sources==
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[[Category:Moons]]
[[Category:Moons]]
[[Category:UNSC Colonies]]
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Template:Ratings Template:SeeWikipedia {{Planet |name=Europa |image=File:Europa.jpg |star, position= Sol, Jupiter II |diameter= 3,121.6 kilometres (1,939.7 mi) |adjective=Europan |population= |species=Human (non-native) |societal approximation=Mixed/democratic/religious |government=[[Colonial Administration Authority}} |technology tier=Tier 3 }}

Europa is a moon of the planet Jupiter in the Sol System and a human colony world. Slightly smaller than Luna, Europa is primarily made of silicate rock and likely has an iron core. Europa features a frosty atmosphere. It is the fourth largest and yet only fully terraformed Jovian moon.[1]

History

Europa was discovered in 1610 by the astronomer 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.[1][2]

The SPARTAN-II supersoldiers had a mission on Europa some time before 2552.[3]

Trivia

The moon was named after Europa, a queen in Greek mythology.

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Halo Encyclopedia, page 283
  2. ^ Halo Encyclopedia, page 44
  3. ^ Halo: First Strike, page 268