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Watch Video of Mercury’s Transit Across the Sun

By Adrian Lam
May 9, 2016 12:27 pm
Mercury made a rare journey across the face of the sun in an event that only happens 13 times a century. The crossing started at 7:15 a.m. Eastern Time and concluded around 2:30 p.m. Watch video from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory below.

 

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