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Eclipsing the sun, from Mars

NASA rover catches silhouette of Martian moon

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MARTIAN ECLIPSE  These three images show Mars' moon Phobos passing in front of the sun from the perspective of NASA's rover Curiosity.

JPL-Caltech/NASA, Malin Space Science Systems, Texas A&M Univ.

By Ashley Yeager

- More than 2 years ago

When Phobos, the larger of Mars’ two moons, passed in front of the sun on August 20, NASA’s Curiosity rover was watching.