Europa (Sol 5b)

Europa (Sol 5b) is a moon of [Jupiter (Sol V)](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/Vy2OMo22wz-jupiter-sol-v), [United Empire of Earth](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/VyvyKxy4v6-united-empire-of-earth) (UEE). Coated with a sheet of water ice that hides a brackish ocean, its surface is crisscrossed with vast cracks that appear when tidal heating induces too much stress upon it. In SEY 2431, single-celled organisms were discovered living under the ice. Multiple institutes of higher learning maintain permanent bases on Europa that they use to study these creatures.