Perseverance Rover Films Earth Passing Behind Mars Moon Phobos

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NASA's Perseverance Mars rover captured a rare celestial event on July 2, 2026, during the mission's 1,907th Martian day. Using its Mastcam-Z instrument, the rover recorded a composite of seven images showing Earth appearing as a small bright dot in the Martian sky. The footage shows Earth moving from the upper left to the lower right as it passed behind the Martian moon Phobos. The black background in the composite image is a result of the imaging conditions during the observation.

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