Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

A Mercury Transit Music Video from SDO

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 11, 2016 is “A Mercury Transit Music Video from SDO,” a video. It is credited to Video Credit: NASA ‘s Goddard Space Flight Center , Genna Duberstein ; Music: Encompass by Mark Petrie. The original explanation runs about 125 words.

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From the explanation

“What’s that small black dot moving across the Sun? Mercury .”

— APOD editors, May 11, 2016

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
May 11, 2016
Type
Video
Credit
Credit: Video Credit: NASA ‘s Goddard Space Flight Center , Genna Duberstein ; Music: Encompass by Mark Petrie
Copyright
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Explanation length
About 125 words

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