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Solar eclipse seen from Mars

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April 22, 2022, 08:27 AM
Jim Shugart
Solar eclipse seen from Mars
I thought this was very cool. Mars' (small) moon Phobos passes in front of the sun. Recorded by the Perseverance rover.




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKK7vS2CHC8


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April 22, 2022, 12:39 PM
vinnybass
Cool!

Is that at actual speed?


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April 22, 2022, 12:41 PM
jhe888
The event itself is super cool.

The fact that it was filmed by a robot that we flew all the way to Mars, and then beamed the pictures back to us is almost cooler.



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April 22, 2022, 12:54 PM
Jim Shugart
quote:
Originally posted by vinnybass:
Cool!

Is that at actual speed?
Yes. It just took a bit over 40 seconds. I found more out about it here.


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April 24, 2022, 07:13 AM
Batty67
quote:
Originally posted by jhe888:
The event itself is super cool.

The fact that it was filmed by a robot that we flew all the way to Mars, and then beamed the pictures back to us is almost cooler.


100% agreement, and very well stated.
April 26, 2022, 10:35 PM
Rolan_Kraps
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April 29, 2022, 07:36 PM
jam0
Awesome! Wondering about why it was only 40 seconds, learned the orbital velocity is impressive. Thanks for sharing the video and additional info.