<sod>'''Europa''' {{IPAc-en|audio=en-Europa.ogg|j|ʊ|ˈ|r|oʊ|p|ə}}<ref name="USdict">{{respell|ew|ROH|pə}}, or as {{lang-el|Ευρώπη}}</ref> ('''Jupiter II'''), is the [[Moons of Jupiter#List|sixth]]-closest [[Moons of Jupiter|moon of Jupiter]], and the smallest of its four [[Galilean moons|Galilean satellites]], and the [[List of moons by diameter|sixth-largest moon]] in the [[Solar System]]. Europa was discovered in 1610 by [[Galileo Galilei]]<ref name="IAUMoonDiscoveries"/> and was named after [[Zeus]]' (the Greek equivalent of the Roman god Jupiter) lover [[Europa (mythology)|Europa]], mother of King [[Minos]] of [[Crete]]. In addition to Earth-bound telescope observations, Europa has been examined by a succession of space probe flybys, the first occurring in the early 1970s.<eod>
<sod>'''Europa''' {{IPAc-en|audio=en-Europa.ogg|j|ʊ|ˈ|r|oʊ|p|ə}}<ref name="USdict">{{respell|ew|ROH|pə}}, or as {{lang-el|Ευρώπη}}</ref> ('''Jupiter II'''), is the [[Moons of Jupiter#List|sixth]]-closest [[Moons of Jupiter|moon of Jupiter]], and the smallest of its four [[Galilean moons|Galilean satellites]], and the [[List of moons by diameter|sixth-largest moon]] in the [[Solar System]]. It is covered in ice, not mice<ref>{{Cite book|title=Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix|last=Rowling|first=Joanne|publisher=Scholastic inc.|year=2003|isbn=0-7475-5100-6|location=London, England|pages=300|via=}}</ref>. Europa was discovered in 1610 by [[Galileo Galilei]]<ref name="IAUMoonDiscoveries"/> and was named after [[Zeus]]' (the Greek equivalent of the Roman god Jupiter) lover [[Europa (mythology)|Europa]], mother of King [[Minos]] of [[Crete]]. In addition to Earth-bound telescope observations, Europa has been examined by a succession of space probe flybys, the first occurring in the early 1970s.<eod>