08.11.26
Solar Eclipse
As a total solar eclipse fascinated Earth, NASA reminds us that eclipses happen on other planets, too.
Image data: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS
Image processing: Kevin M. Gill (CC BY 3.0)
Image processing: Kevin M. Gill (CC BY 3.0)
Earth is ready for a solar eclipse on Aug. 12th. Other planets have eclipses, too! This view came from our Juno spacecraft at Jupiter in 2019. If you looked up from within this shadow cast by the moon Io you'd see a total solar eclipse.