June 5, 2022
Tonight just before sunrise at 4:45 am, the red planet Mars will be visible high in the southeastern sky. On April 2, 2022, the Perseverance Rover on Mars witnessed and captured a solar eclipse. The Martian moon Phobos passed between the planet and the Sun, blocking out part of the solar disc.
To watch the full video of the eclipse, visit: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-perseverance-rover-captures-video-of-solar-eclipse-on-mars
NASA’s Perseverance rover captured this image of Mars’ moon Phobos crossing the face of the sun on April 2, 2022. Several sunspots are visible on the solar disc and appear as small black dots. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS/SSI