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Perseverance Views Transit of Martian Moon Phobos across the Sun


NASA’s Perseverance rover captured the silhouette of Phobos -- the larger and inner of the two natural satellites of Mars -- as it passed in front of the Sun on September 30, 2024, the 1,285th Martian day, or Sol, of the mission.

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