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This animation shows the dark disk of Mercury against the backdrop of the Sun during a transit on May 7, 2003. The images used to make this animation come from the MDI (Michelson Doppler Imager) instrument on the SOHO (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory) satellite. SOHO is a joint project of NASA and ESA. The MDI images portray light with a wavelength around 6768 Ångstroms.
Image courtesy SOHO (ESA & NASA).

This animation shows the dark disk of Mercury moving across the face of the Sun during a transit in May 2003. These pictures come from the SOHO (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory) satellite.
Image courtesy SOHO (ESA & NASA).

This movie shows the planet Mercury moving in front of the Sun during a transit in May 2003. These pictures come from a satellite called SOHO.
Image courtesy SOHO (ESA & NASA).

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This animation shows the dark disk of Mercury moving across the face of the Sun during a transit in May 2003. These pictures come from the SOHO (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory) satellite. Image courtesy SOHO (ESA & NASA).

This movie shows the planet Mercury moving in front of the Sun during a transit in May 2003. These pictures come from a satellite called SOHO. Image courtesy SOHO (ESA & NASA).

This animation shows the dark disk of Mercury moving across the face of the Sun during a transit in May 2003. These pictures come from the SOHO (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory) satellite.
Image courtesy SOHO (ESA & NASA).

This movie shows the planet Mercury moving in front of the Sun during a transit in May 2003. These pictures come from a satellite called SOHO.
Image courtesy SOHO (ESA & NASA).