This will go into orbit around Jupiter and make about 45 close flybys of Europa to carry out a detailed survey. Another mission that would benefit from the new maps is a proposed Europa lander.

Despite several flyby missions of Europa, no full geologic map of the moon previously existed. Scientists released the first map in October after roughly 15 years of effort. The map will help NASA ...

Bungie has given players a look at the Europa map, the new location coming to Destiny 2 with Beyond Light. This brand new patrol zone will take place on the icy moon that orbits Jupiter ...

By contrast, the Europa Universalis 4 Holy Roman Empire has fewer than 100 countries modeled in it. This is the kind of detailed map that would be the entire strategy game in an earlier era ...

The team's near-global UV maps show concentrations of sulfur dioxide on Europa's trailing side, or hemisphere. Like Earth's Moon, Europa is tidally-locked with Jupiter, and the trailing hemisphere is ...

The team's near-global UV maps show concentrations of sulfur dioxide on Europa's trailing side. A Southwest Research Institute-led team used the Hubble Space Telescope to observe Jupiter's moon ...