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" [...] I think you must have misheard Professor Sinistra, Europa's covered in ice, not mice."

— Hermione Granger correcting Harry Potter's essay about Jupiter's Moons^[src]

Europa is one of the natural satellites orbiting Jupiter. It is covered in ice. It is studied in astronomy classes, at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.^[1]

Behind the scenes

In the Muggle world, Europa was discovered in 1610 by Galileo Galilei (and possibly independently by Simon Marius), and named after a mythical Phoenician noblewoman, Europa, who was courted by Zeus and became the queen of Crete.^[2]

Appearances

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (First mentioned)

Notes and references

↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 14 (Percy and Padfoot)
↑ Europa

Astronomy

Professors: Satyavati Shah · Aurora Sinistra
Astronomy at Hogwarts: Astronomy classroom · Astronomy Corridor · Astronomy Club · Astronomy department · Astronomy homework meeting · Astronomy reading room · Astronomy Room · Astronomy Stairs · Astronomy Tower
Astronomers: Aurora Sinistra · Copernicus · George von Rheticus · Perpetua Fancourt · Hesper Starkey
Objects: Astrolabe · Globe of the Moon · Lunascope · Moon chart · Orrery · Sextant · Star chart · Telescope
Planets: Jupiter · Mars · Mercury · Neptune · Pluto · Rogue planets · Saturn · Uranus · Venus
Satellites: Callisto · Europa · Ganymede · Io · Moon
Constellations: Aquila · Bartholomeus · Cetus · Crater · Dark cloud constellations · Orion · Ursa Major
Other topics: Black holes · Cosmic ages · Dark energy · Dark matter · Eclipse · Lunar phases · Meteor showers · Space weather · Wormholes

[1] Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 14 (Percy and Padfoot)

[2] Europa

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 {{Quote| ''[...]'' I think you must have misheard Professor Sinistra, Europa's covered in ''ice'', not [[mouse|mice]].|[[Hermione Granger]] correcting [[Harry Potter]]'s essay about Jupiter's Moons|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
-'''Europa''' is one of [[Jupiter]]'s natural satellites. It is covered in ice. It is studied in [[astronomy]] classes, at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]].<ref>{{OOTP|B|14}}</ref>
+'''Europa''' is one of the natural satellites orbiting [[Jupiter]]. It is covered in ice. It is studied in [[astronomy]] classes, at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]].<ref>{{OOTP|B|14}}</ref>
 ==Behind the scenes==