Europa looks like a partially lit fuzzy, yellow-orange orb in this image from Pioneer 10.

First Image of Europa From a Spacecraft

NASA's Pioneer 10 took the first image of Europa from a spacecraft during a flyby in December 1973. This image is from a distance, although bright and dark regions on Europa are clearly present.

Credits: NASA
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TakenApril 3, 1997
Image CreditNASA
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