Icy moon

Europa, an icy moon that orbits around Jupiter.

An icy moon is a natural satellite with ice on its surface. Some icy moons might have liquid oceans under the ice.

All icy moons in the Solar System are with the giant planets. An example of an icy moon is Europa.

Icy Moon Media

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  Europa is thought to have a subsurface ocean

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  False-color image of Ganymede

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  Callisto showing frost deposits

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  Mimas has a density of 1.1 g/cm3

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  Active plumes on Enceladus

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  False-color image of Titan showing surface and atmospheric details

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  Miranda has a scarred surface

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  A potential frost deposit on Umbriel's pole

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  A cloud over the limb of Triton