As Americans gear up for the total solar eclipse in April, eclipse watchers can feast their eyes on a similar astronomical event that partially shadowed Mars. NASA's Perseverance rover captured images of Mars' moon, Phobos, traversing the sun and casting a shadow across the surface of the Red Planet in a partial solar eclipse. PHOTO: NASA's Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image, Feb. 8, 2024. The agency reports another total solar eclipse will not return to North America for 20 years, making this natural phenomenon a must-see event. Solar eclipse on Mars shows the planet partially covered in darkness in new NASA images originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Source: ABC News February 13, 2024 23:02 UTC