Astronomy Picture of the Day · September 11, 2020

The Reappearance of Mars

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 11, 2020 is “The Reappearance of Mars,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Image Credit & Copyright: David Duarte and Romualdo Caldas). The original explanation runs about 130 words.

From the explanation

“Mars reappears just beyond the Moon’s dark limb in this stack of sharp video frames captured on September 6. Of course to reappear it had to disappear in the first place .”

— APOD editors, September 11, 2020

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: September 11, 2020
Type: Image
Credit: Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: David Duarte and Romualdo Caldas
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 130 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, September 11, 2020 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2020-september-11-the-reappearance-of-mars

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