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flyby

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fly·by also fly-by  (flb)
n. pl. fly·bys
A flight passing close to a specified target or position, especially a maneuver in which a spacecraft or satellite passes sufficiently close to a body to make detailed observations without orbiting or landing.
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The passage was the mission's 22nd flyby of Titan, and Cassini is scheduled to make 23 more passes during the next 2 years.
The big picture: Cassini spies Titan's tall mountains by Cowen, R. / Science News
The Venus flyby is the first of two that NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft will complete on its way to Mercury, the planet closest to the Sun.
Dropping by by Norlander, Britt / Science World
Caption: NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured this image of Saturn's moon Dione, coming within 310 miles of Dione's cratered surface during a flyby on October 11.
Nasa's Cassini spacecraft by New York Times Upfront
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