{"id":1135,"url":"https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/event/1135/?format=json","slug":"europa-clipper-mars-flyby","name":"Europa Clipper Mars Flyby","type":{"id":23,"name":"Flyby"},"description":"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 offers a bonus opportunity for mission scientists, who will test their radar instrument and thermal imager.","location":"Mars","news_url":"https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-europa-clipper-uses-mars-to-go-the-distance/","video_url":null,"feature_image":"https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/europa_clipper__image_20250228202458.png","date":"2025-03-01T17:57:00Z","launches":[],"expeditions":[],"spacestations":[],"program":[]}