NASA's Europa Clipper Uses Mars to Go the Distance
February 25, 2025
February 25, 2025
PASADENA, California, Feb. 25 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news:
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NASA's Europa Clipper Uses Mars to Go the Distance
On March 1, NASA's Europa Clipper will streak just 550 miles (884 kilometers) above the surface of Mars for what's known as a gravity assist -- a maneuver to bend the spacecraft's trajectory and position it for a critical leg of its long voyage to the Jupiter system. The close flyby . . .
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NASA's Europa Clipper Uses Mars to Go the Distance
On March 1, NASA's Europa Clipper will streak just 550 miles (884 kilometers) above the surface of Mars for what's known as a gravity assist -- a maneuver to bend the spacecraft's trajectory and position it for a critical leg of its long voyage to the Jupiter system. The close flyby . . .