# @nasa on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/B40khl7p0qw
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11734310-nasa-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/395c71fa56.jpg
- **Posted:** 2019-11-13T21:54:34.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NASA (@NASA) — https://gondola.cc/NASA

## Caption

Tiny planet Mercury transits the Sun 👀⁣⁣
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On Nov. 11, Mercury crossed between Earth and the Sun - a rare event we won't be able to see again until 2032. Our Solar Dynamics Observatory, which views the Sun in a variety of wavelengths of light in the extreme ultraviolet, tracked Mercury's journey.⁣⁣
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Credit: NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio ⁣⁣
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#sun #transit #mercury #mercurytransit #solarsystem #nasa

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sun, mercurytransit, nasa, mercury, transit, solarsystem

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