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possible Europa-orbiting spacecraft probably would involve
the use of Ganymede and Callisto for gravitational assis-
tance into Europa orbit. Such a mission would provide sev-
eral serendipitous opportunities to gather more information
about these mysterious twin moons of Jupiter.
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