Europa

Europa was an inhabited moon of Jupiter, in the Sol system. It was slightly smaller than Luna and covered by an ice shell 10 to 15 miles (15 to 25 kilometers) thick. Beneath the shell, there was a global ocean 40 to 100 miles (60 to 150 kilometers) deep. This moon was the smoothest known object in the Sol system; over its surface were dark streaks called lineae. ()
In 1610, Galileo Galilei discovered the four largest moons of Jupiter, which became known to history as the Galilean moons. One of these moons was Europa. It wasn't until the 20th century that Humans were able to get close to the Europan surface, seeing it afar through telescopes for centuries. The NASA probes Voyager 1, Voyager 2, and visited this moon and took detailed [[image]s of its surface. ()
In the 21st century, Human scientists hypothesized that Europa could support life in its subsurface ocean. The Europa Mission to investigate the moon's environment was launched in 2024 and was expected to reach its destination in 2028. ()
In Brad Boimler's 2381 holonovel Crisis Point II: Paradoxus, Europa was the site of the Starfleet Temporal Laboratory, where the Chronogami was created. ()
At least two Federation starships were named USS Europa, one in the 23rd century and another in the 25th century. (; )
In 3190, an emergency center was established on Europa to assist refugees displaced by the Dark Matter Anomaly. Cleveland Booker was sentenced to work there for his violations of Federation law. ()
Category:Moons
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