Perseverance Recorded the Solar Eclipse on Mars [Video]

Perseverance, the Mars explorer that NASA launched into space in 2020, witnessed a fascinating event. Perseverance’s cameras managed to record a solar eclipse on Mars. Let’s take a closer look at the details of this rare event.

Mars has a moon that looks like a potato. This satellite, called Phobos, recently came between the Sun and Mars. Here Perseverance managed to record those moments.

This is what a solar eclipse on Mars looked like

Phobos is not a satellite like the Moon in general. The satellite, whose radius at its widest measurable point is around 12 kilometers, also moves in a very narrow area in terms of orbit. According to measurements, Phobos’ journey around Mars is completed in only 7.6 hours. This has the following advantage: Solar eclipses, which we rarely see on Earth, occur almost every day on Mars.

Now that we have given enough information about Phobos, let us leave you with the Solar Eclipse event on Mars.

Here is the image of the solar eclipse on Mars reflected on the cameras