A distress call from Europa! Captain Chips and his crew are trapped under the ice. The team needs to grab their gear, head for Jupiter's moon, and find a way to melt the ice to descend into Europa's subsurface ocean. Searching the depths, who knows what amazing things they'll discover? Europa Excursion is the third book in the series, after Epic Space Adventure and Mars Rover Rescue. It picks up where the team left off on Mars, presenting science in a way that's easy to understand, combined with an exciting story line. Each character has a backstory, with a characteristic quote and favorite food. This hardcover book edition of Europa Excursion features 56 pages of brand new beautiful full-color illustrations by professional artist Galen Frazer.
What a joy to be a Europa explorer! This book features a rescue expedition to answer a distress call from under the ice on Europa. The illustrations are beautiful and engaging, and the story features our current best guesses about Europa's icy and oceanic composition. (I also thought it was cute that the crew brings along a Mars rover to help them out ;) ) In addition to rescuing their friends, what else might these explorers find in Europa's ocean? Read on to find out!