Rare images of Mercury's journey across the Sun

Name: Rare images of Mercury's journey across the Sun
Uploaded: 2016-05-09T18:05:03.000Z
Duration: 1 min 5 s
Description: Nasa images capture Mercury transit the Sun, one of the few times it will do so this century.

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Skywatchers across the globe have observed Mercury transit the Sun, one of the few times it will do so this century.

Mercury's sojourn between Earth and our star lasted from 11:12 until 18:42 GMT.

These Nasa images capture its journey.

Science & Environment

9 May 2016