Perseverance Views Transit of Martian Moon Phobos across the Sun

NASA’s Perseverance rover captured the silhouette of Phobos — the larger and inner of the two natural satellites of Mars — as it passed in front of the Sun on September 30, 2024, the 1,285th Martian day, or Sol, of the mission.

Perseverance captured the silhouette of Phobos as it passed in front of the Sun on September 30, 2024. Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / ASU / MSSS.

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