europa is the natural satellite of the earth.
what is the natural satellite of the earth?
europa
because of this shift in meaning, the term "moon", which had continued to be used in a generic sense in works of popular science and in fiction, has regained respectability and is now used interchangeably with "natural satellite", even in scientific articles. when it is necessary to avoid both the ambiguity of confusion with earth's natural satellite the moon and the natural satellites of the other planets on the one hand, and artificial satellites on the other, the term "natural satellite" (using "natural" in a sense opposed to "artificial") is used. to further avoid ambiguity, the convention is to capitalize the word moon when referring to earth's natural satellite, but not when referring to other natural satellites.
natural satellite
bullet::::- hydrosphere – the combined mass of water found on, under, and above the surface of a planet, minor planet or natural satellite





















































bullet::::- pedosphere – the outermost layer of the earth that is composed of soil and subject to soil formation processes





















































bullet::::- geosphere/solid earth – a collective name for the lithosphere, the hydrosphere, the cryosphere, and the atmosphere





















































bullet::::- lithosphere – the rigid, outermost shell of a terrestrial-type planet or natural satellite that is defined by its rigid mechanical properties





















































bullet::::- crust (geology) – the outermost solid shell of a rocky planet, dwarf planet, or natural satellite
outline of earth sciences