Jupiter in The Fiction of Leigh Brackett - Europa (Jupiter II)

Europa (Jupiter II)

Europa is a moon of the planet Jupiter. It is the fourth largest by diameter and mass of Jupiter's satellites. It is the smallest of the four Galilean moons.

Europa is home to a number of species, including two intelligent ones, the Europan birdmen and the tentacled Europans.

• The tentacled Europans stand approximately eight feet tall. They move about on four "rubbery" legs, which support a body with smooth black skin. Their tentacles are manipulative and sensory appendages that sprout in a crown from the top of their body. Being extremely strong, they are often used as soldiers, though they have a propensity to motion sickness (Outpost on Io).

• The Europan birdmen are basically humanoid, but with small, wiry bodies and wings spanning twenty feet. They are light enough to be capable of flight both on Europa and on Earth (The Halfling).