Continuing the fantastic images that he writes in Mars since landing all-terrain vehicle perseverancegives NASA, fixed the solar ellipse on the red planet. In the recording you can see the natural satellite Phobosthe largest of our neighbors, passing in front of the sun for about 40 seconds.

The video was made public by the US agency last Wednesday (21), but it was made at the beginning of the month, on April 2 – when 397 days of the mission ended. The big difference between “spotting” Perseverance from others is its high definition and the presence of colors.

Solar eclipses on Earth are rare, but on Mars they happen much more often due to the small inclination of its orbit and the proximity of the planet to its satellites. Besides Phobos, Deimos it is another “moon” of the star.

Although they occur more often, but there such events occur faster and last only a few seconds on average, since the orbital velocities of Phobos and Deimos are high – compared to the Moon, our natural satellite, they are much higher.

The Perseverance records are not only beautiful, but important to the analysis of Mars itself. Hard times are ahead for the red planet in the next few million years, according to current research, as Phobos hits its surface and is on its way.

Persistence isn’t the first thing reported, but it’s the “most effective.”

Other missions such as rovers spirit and possibility, previously photographed Martian solar eclipses. A distinctive feature of modern images is their quality and the presence of colors. In addition, the satellite could be seen passing in front of the sun at a higher frame rate per second.

“I knew it would be good, but I didn’t expect it to be this amazing,” commented Rachel Howson of Malin Space the science Systems, according to Olhar Digital website. “It’s like a birthday or a holiday when they [imagens] arrive. You know what’s coming next, but there’s still an element of surprise when you see the final product.”

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Source: Olhar Digital