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Target Overview
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Europa is the second Galilean satellite of Jupiter. The following
parameters are from the tabulation in K.R. Lang, 'Astrophysical
Data: Planets and Stars', pp. 70-73 [LANG1992]:
Distance from planet center: 671e03 km
9.47 planet radii
Orbital period: 3.551 days
Eccentricity: 0.000 degrees (varies)
Inclination: 0.5 degrees
Radius: 1569 km
Mass: 487 1.e23 grams
Density: 3.04 grams/cm^3
Visual Magnitude
at Opposition: 5.3
at Unit Distance: -1.41
Geometric Visual Albedo: 0.64
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