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PIA17043: Simulated View from Europa's Surface (Artist's Concept)
This artist's concept shows a simulated view from the surface of Jupiter's moon Europa. Europa's potentially rough, icy surface, tinged with reddish areas that scientists hope to learn more about.
 Target Name:  Europa
 Product Size:  4096 x 2304 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  JPL 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA17043.tif (28.32 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA17043.jpg (1.052 MB)  

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This artist's concept shows a simulated view from the surface of Jupiter's moon Europa. Europa's potentially rough, icy surface, tinged with reddish areas that scientists hope to learn more about, can be seen in the foreground. The giant planet Jupiter looms over the horizon.

This work was conducted with Europa study funds from NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington, D.C. JPL is a division of the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL-Caltech

Image Addition Date:
2013-08-07