Eclipse on Mars: Phobos Passes in Front of Sun’s Face
December 23, 2010
The larger of the two moons of Mars, Phobos, transits (passes in front of) the sun in this approximately true-speed movie simulation using images from the panoramic camera (Pancam) on NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity taken on the rover’s 2,415th Martian day, or sol (Nov. 9, 2010). credit: NASA
Topics:
Astronomy on Mars, Moons of Mars, Mars, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Environment, Technology Internet, Rover, Opportunity rover, Mars Exploration Rover, Transit of Phobos from Mars, Spirit rover, Phobos, Observational astronomy, Eclipse, simulation
