Mercury transits the Sun in these awesome Solar Orbiter views



ESA’s Solar Orbiter captured views of the planet Mercury passing in front of the Sun on Jan. 3, 2023. Multiple instruments aboard the spacecraft captured the imagery. Full Story: https://www.space.com/solar-orbiter-spots-mercury-transit-sun

Credit: Space.com | footage & orbit animation courtesy: ESA & NASA/Solar Orbiter/EUI Team/PHI Team / ATG medialab | edited by Steve Spaleta (https://twitter.com/stevespaleta)

Music: Uncharted Planet by FormantX / courtesy of http://www.epidemicsound.com

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18 thoughts on “Mercury transits the Sun in these awesome Solar Orbiter views”

  1. Why does Mercury appear to have bulges? Is it atmospheric? Why isn't it round? It almost appears as if it's tumbling through space instead of rotating on its poles.

    Pretty amazing regardless. A great size perspective we don't get to see. The sun is friggin huge, eh? 😉

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  2. This is obviously CGI ….mercury is 43 million miles away from the sun and the sun is only 865,00 miles wide. no way this adds up to this view no matter what angle… unless the background is manipulated to be enlarged. SO FAKE !!!!!!!

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