The eclipse lasted a little over 40 seconds.
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA — Explorer (rover) Perseverance watched the potato-shaped moon Phobos pass in front of the Sun from Jezero Crater on the planet Mars. Perseverance used the high-resolution Mastcam-Z camera system to shoot Phobos videos.
NASA says the result is the highest frame-rate observation of the Phobos solar eclipse ever taken from the surface of Mars.
A stunning eclipse will occur on April 2, 2022 (Earth date). The eclipse lasted a little over 40 seconds. That means this video is very similar to what was witnessed Perseverance by real time.
Reported from Universe Today, Thursday (21/4/2022), the time it takes for Phobos to exceed the sun is much less than an ordinary solar eclipse involving Earth’s Moon. Because, Phobos is about 157 times smaller than our own Moon.
The Mastcam-Z has a special solar filter that allows it to look directly at the Sun. The video has a very high resolution, even sunspots visible on the Sun.
Scientists say that each time this eclipse is observed, it allows them to measure subtle shifts in Phobos’ orbit over time.
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