This clip was recorded in 2022 by NASA’s Perseverance rover on Mars. The footage is significant because it shows Mars’ largest moon, Phobos, crossing in front of the Sun in real time. The original ...
Although both moons orbit Mars much closer than our own Moon orbits Earth, they also are very small: Phobos measures only 12 miles (19 kilometers) across and Deimos is half that. Their apparent sizes ...
The Perseverance Mars rover's Mastcam-Z camera the Martian moon Phobos transit the Sun. See real-time and time-lapsed views ...