Mercury Transits The Sun And Mars Is Close In May 2016 Skywatching | Video

Monday, May 2, 2016 - 18:10 in Astronomy & Space

On May 9th, 2016, all or part of the transit will be visible from most of the Earth (it will not occur again until 2019). Towards the end of the month the Red Planet will be the closest it has been to Earth in 11 years.

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