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Europa:

In Greek mythology, daughter of Agenor, the Phoenician king of Tyre, and sister of Cadmus, the legendary founder of Thebes.

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Europa (astronomy) (NASA)

Europa (astronomy), large moon of the planet Jupiter that scientists suspect may have an ocean under its icy surface. It orbits Jupiter at an...

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Europa (mythology), in Greek mythology, daughter of Agenor, the Phoenician king of Tyre, and sister of Cadmus, the legendary founder of Thebes. One...

Galileo, observations of Jupiter and its moons

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On July 13, 1995, five months before Galileo’s arrival at Jupiter, the atmospheric probe was released from the spacecraft to fly on its own toward...

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Jupiter and its Moons

- Phoenician princess: in Greek mythology, a Phoenician princess who was abducted by Zeus and taken to the island of Crete.
- large moon of Jupiter: a large natural satellite of Jupiter, discovered in 1610 by Galileo. It is 3,130 km1,940 mi in diameter and thought to have a thin icy crust.

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	Windows Live® Search Results Europa (moon) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Europa (pronounced /jʊˈroʊpə/ yew-ROE-pə listen (help · info); or as Greek Ευρώπη) is the sixth moon of the planet Jupiter. Europa was discovered in 1610 by Galileo ... Europa (mythology) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In Greek mythology, Europa (Greek Ευρώπη) was a Phoenician woman of high lineage, even a by-name for lunar Astarte, from whom the name of the continent Europe has ultimately ... Europa Overview with data, text, images, links. See all search results in Windows Live® Search Results

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