65dBnoise, 1 month ago

How much does a solar eclipse dim daylight on Mars?

The animation shows #Curiosity's capture of a solar eclipse by Phobos on March 25, 2019 (Sol 2358). Phobos is small and does not fully cover the disk of the sun, so dimming is noticeable but not comparable to that of a total eclipse on Earth.

Image link from the new blog post by the excellent #MSL team: https://mars.nasa.gov/msl/mission-updates/9576/sols-4152-4153-musings-on-eclipses-on-mars-and-earth/

Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech

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