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Mars moon Phobos eclipse

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The silhouette of the Martian moon Phobos is seen as the moon passes in front of the sun, in imagery captured 9 November 2010, by NASA's Mars rover Opportunity. The rover's panoramic camera took exposures four seconds apart that were combined into this 30-second eclipse movie.