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Jul 06, 2021, 12:41 AM

Photo Earth and Moon from Mars, as photographed by the Mars Global Surveyor.

In astronomy, a transit (or astronomical transit) is a phenomenon that occurs when a celestial body passes directly between a larger body and the observer. As viewed from a particular vantage point, the transiting body appears to move across the face of the larger body, covering a small portion of it.

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1/2: #HotelMars: A ten-thousand-year-long transit of Earth as seen from the 100 parsecs neighborhood POV; & What is to be done? J. K Faherty, @jfaherty jackiefaherty.com. AMNH. David Livingston SpaceShow.com


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