Martians observe Mercury solar transit

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Martians observed Mercury transit across the solar disk on June 3rd using Curiosity's telephoto Mast Cam, allowing them to also view sunspots. The event highlights the capabilities of Mars rovers in astronomical observations. A link to the JPL news release provides further details. Enthusiasm for such first-time observations is evident among participants. This event underscores the ongoing exploration and discoveries on Mars.
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The Martians were able to see the planet Mercury transit the solar disk on Jun 3rd if they used Curiosity's telephoto Mast Cam. Can also see the sunspots.
See JPL's link: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2014-183

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nice one, that's awesome

thankyou for the link :smile:

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