NASA spacecraft spots rare event on Mars after eclipse
On August 13, 2026, NASA's Perseverance rover observed a partial solar eclipse from the surface of Mars, just one day after a total eclipse on Earth. The Mastcam-Z camera captured the scene as Phobos passed in front of the Sun, allowing us to see how small moons around Mars can block part of the Sun's disk, even though they are smaller than Earth's moon. This event is an example of eclipse conditions that occur on planets with moons, and it highlights the capability of spacecraft to document astronomical phenomena from the surfaces of planets that humans have not yet set foot on.
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