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This animation shows the transit of Mars' moon Phobos across the Sun.
It is made up of images taken by the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity
on the morning of the 45th martian day, or sol, of its mission. This
observation will help refine our knowledge of the orbit and position of
Phobos. Other spacecraft may be able to take better images of Phobos
using this new information. This event is similar to solar eclipses seen
on Earth in which our Moon passes in front of the Sun. The images were
taken by the rover's panoramic camera.
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NASA/JPL/Cornell
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