Europa beneath a Thin Sun

Europa’s icy surface stretches beneath a small, thin sun at the edge of black space. Rust-brown fracture lines cut through the pale ice, and low ridges catch sharp silver light. The moon’s curved horizon gives the lower half a broad sweep, while the sparse stars keep the upper sky quiet.

Begin with the long fracture lines and the brightest ridges. Their direction matters more than the slight changes in white and gray. Keep the black sky together as one broad group, then use the sun and the curved horizon to lock the final edges into place.