- For other uses, see Europa.
Europa was a moon in orbit of the planet Jupiter, located in the Sol star system. (ST reference: Star Charts)
Specifics[]
Europa was a class-G moon with a -160° Celsius frozen surface capping a liquid water ocean and a rocky core. (Decipher RPG module: Worlds, TLE novel: The Buried Age)
The smooth ice on the surface was one kilometer thick. (Last Unicorn RPG - Starfleet Academy module: A Cadet's Guide to Sector 001 Earth)
Its ocean was inhabited by schools of 50-meter-long Europan squids. (ST novel: Preserver)
History[]
Europa was discovered by Galileo Galilei in 1610, as noted in a Los Angeles Times newspaper article. (PIC episode: "Watcher")
In 2024, billboard signs in Los Angeles advertised the Europa Mission and invited astronauts to "to boldly go". (PIC episode: "Assimilation")
The Shango X-1 was part of Europa Mission and meant to commence a four-year mission. The French astronaut Renée Picard was part of the mission. (PIC episode: "Watcher")
In the 21st or 22nd century, the Nautilus was the first Earth ship to explore Europa's ocean. A school of the squids cracked her hull, causing her to sink and implode. The ocean wasn't visited again for 50 years. (ST novel: Preserver)
By 2146, Europa Base had been built by the United Earth. (ENT novel: What Price Honor?)
In 2198, a commercial resort named Club Jove Adventure opened on the moon, and was still popular in the 24th century. (Decipher RPG module: Worlds)
In the 23rd century, 20 million people lived in and around Europa. It was the site of the Sol V shipyard. (FASA RPG module: The Federation)
In the 24th century, xenologist researchers at the Europa Ecological Mapping Program studied the moon's oceans. (Last Unicorn RPG modules: Planets of the UFP, A Cadet's Guide to Sector 001 Earth)
In 2358, Jean-Luc Picard aboard Cleopatra's Needle discovered a planet thought to be like Europa, with cryovolcanoes ejecting water into space. This world had aquatic life inhabiting subglacial oceans near volcanic vents. (TLE novel: The Buried Age)
In 2375, Picard, Data, William T. Riker, and Deanna Troi experienced a holodeck simulation of the Nautilus disaster. (ST novel: Preserver)
Starfleet launched the first batch of exploration-oriented Luna-class starships in 2379, all named after moons in the Sol system including the USS Europa. (TTN novel: Taking Wing Luna Class Concept Notes)
In the aftermath of the dislocation of Earth citizens when the Dark Matter Anomaly threatened the Sol system, and the rejoining of United Earth to the Federation in 3190, a refugee center was active on Europa. The convict Cleveland Booker was sentenced to assist refugees and took a Federation shuttle from Earth to Europa. (DSC episode: "Coming Home")
Alternate timelines[]
In an alternate timeline in which Khan Noonien Singh won the Eugenics Wars, the Khan was also the first Human to set foot on Europa. (ST - Myriad Universes - Infinity's Prism novella: Seeds of Dissent)
In 2258 of the Kelvin timeline, Spock cited the Europa Convention of Sentient Species as the authority for which he ordered Nero to surrender the Narada at Vulcan. (TOS movie: Star Trek)
In the 24th century of a mirror universe, Europa and other outer Sol system colonies had bustling spaceport activity. (DS9 novel: Dark Passions)
Appendices[]
Connections[]
References[]
- FASA RPG module: The Federation
- TOS - The Yesterday Saga novel: Time for Yesterday
- ST novel: Avenger
- Last Unicorn RPG module: Planets of the UFP
- Last Unicorn RPG - Starfleet Academy module: A Cadet's Guide to Sector 001 Earth
- ST novel: Preserver
- DS9 novel: Dark Passions
- TOS novel: The Case of the Colonist's Corpse
- Decipher RPG module: Worlds
- TLE novel: The Buried Age
- ST - Myriad Universes - Infinity's Prism novella: Seeds of Dissent
- Star Trek Adventures RPG module: The Sciences Division
- ST video game: Klingon Academy
- ST video game: Infinite
External links[]
- Europa article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Europa (moon) article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
- Europa article at NASA's website.