Mercury transits across the Sun

Mercury transits across the Sun

OSAKA, Japan - Mercury (black dot in center left) passes across the Sun's disk on Nov. 9, a rare planetary event known as a ''transit'' that has not happened since May 2003. Photo was provided by the Nishi-Harima Astronomical Observatory in Hyogo Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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