Mercury Transit of the Sun, Seen From Mars

This frame from an animation shows five versions of observations that NASA Curiosity made about one hour apart while Mercury was passing in front of the sun on June 3, 2014. Two sunspots, each about the diameter of Earth, also appear.

This frame from an animation shows five versions of observations that NASA Curiosity made about one hour apart while Mercury was passing in front of the sun on June 3, 2014. Two sunspots, each about the diameter of Earth, also appear.

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