Mercury just passed Sun, and we saw it from Earth!
For the last time in this decade, Mercury has passed in front of the Sun in what’s known as a transit – a rare chance to see a planet crossing the face of the Earth.
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The transit would happen again in 20132, and maybe visible from Asia and Australia also. And though it was a treat for North America as the transit was visible from there, North America won’t get another shot until 2049.
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With roughly 13 transits of Mercury happening in an entire century, it’s a rare treat indeed. Four of these events have occurred in this decade.
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DescriptionMercury is the smallest and innermost planet in the Solar System. Its orbit around the Sun takes only 87.97 days.
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