
Audience
Students
Grade Levels
Grades 5-8, Grades 9-12
Subject
Solar System and Planets, Mercury
Type
Image Galleries
On May 9, 2016, people on Earth were able to watch a rare transit of Mercury. A transit happens when a planet passes in front of the Sun. Look at these pictures from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, and see if you can find Mercury transiting the Sun.
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/learn/slideshow/can-you-spot-mercury/