Perseverance Rover Sees Phobos Block the Sun During Martian Solar Eclipse

NASA’s Perseverance rover recently captured a stunning solar eclipse on Mars, showcasing the moon Phobos as it partially blocked the sun. This remarkable event, photographed on September 30, 2024, was made possible by the rover’s Left Mastcam-Z camera, which highlighted Phobos’s irregular shape. Measuring about 17 miles long and orbiting Mars at a distance of approxim…

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