Mercury Transiting the Sun (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Mercury Transiting the Sun

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Mercury's proximity to the Sun and small size make it exquisitely sensitive to the dynamics of the Sun and its gravitational pull.

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NASA/SDO

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