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A series of circles shows the winding path Europa Clipper will take to reach Jupiter and its moon, Europa. The Sun is shown as an orange dot in the center of the circle. A blue circle shows the spacecraft's path. The orbits of Earth, Mars, and Jupiter also are depicted by circles. The graphic is annotated with key events on the spacecraft's path.

Europa Clipper Trajectory to Jupiter (Updated)

NASA's Europa Clipper will take a path that swings past Mars, then Earth, using the gravity of each planet as a slingshot to boost the spacecraft's speed. toward Jupiter's moon, Europa.

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
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