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Planet Mercury passing in front of the Sun

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/