Mars Perseverance rover captures stunning image of solar eclipse

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2 years ago

April 22, 2022

Natasha Schapova

One rover on Mars has captured remarkable footage of a solar eclipse

One of Mars’ moons, Phobos, was spotted passing across the sun by NASA’s Perseverance rover.

The 40-second eclipse was recorded by the rover’s Mastcam-Z camera system.

But the event is only a partial solar eclipse due to the moon’s size.

Although Phobos is Mars’ largest moon it is too small in size for a total eclipse.

Other solar eclipses have been captured on Mars previously but this is the “most zoomed-in video of a Phobos solar eclipse yet – and at the highest-frame rate ever”.

The new camera allows for zoomable colour camera and has a solar filter “that acts like sunglasses to reduce light intensity”.

The footage also serves a scientific purpose allowing researchers to study Phobos’ orbit and its relationship to Mars.

The planet’s gravity pulls the moon towards itself and changes its orbit with Phobos moving 6 feet closer to Mars every century.

It’s expect that Phobos will eventually be pulled apart in the next tens of millions of years.

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Natasha is an Associate Producer at ticker NEWS with a Bachelor of arts from Monash University. She has previously worked at Sky News Australia and Monash University as an Online Content Producer.

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Elon Musk’s electric-vehicle (EV) maker lowered the prices for its Model Y base variant to $42,990, while the long-range and performance variants are now priced at $47,990 and $51,490, respectively, according to its website.

The basic version of the Model S now costs $72,990 and its plaid variant $87,990. The Model X base variant now costs $77,990 and its plaid variant is priced at $92,900.

Tesla North America also said in a post on X said it would end its referral program benefits in all markets after April 30.

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