Group S Eclipses
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An eclipse is an astronomical event that occurs when an astronomical object temporarily covers another astronomical object. The solar and lunar eclipses are the most commonly known eclipses
The solar eclipse is when the moons shadow crosses the earths surface. The lunar eclipse is when the moon moves into the earths shadow. However eclipses can also refer to less commonly known events such as when a planet moves into a shadow cast by one of its moons.
An eclipse cycle takes place when a series of eclipses are separated by a certain interval of time. This happens when the orbital motions of the bodies form repeating harmonic patterns. A particular instance is the saros, which results in a repetition of a solar or lunar eclipse every 6,585.3 days, or a little over 18 years. Because this is not a whole number of days, successive eclipses will be visible from different parts of the world.
On Mars, only partial solar eclipses (transits) are possible, because neither of its moons is large enough, at their respective orbital radii, to cover the Sun's disc as seen from the surface of the planet. Eclipses of the moons by Mars are not only possible, but commonplace, with hundreds occurring each Earth year. There are also rare occasions when Deimos is eclipsed by Phobos. Martian eclipses have been photographed from both the surface of Mars and from orbit..An eclipse is an astronomical event that occurs when an astronomical object temporarily covers another astronomical object. The solar and lunar eclipses are the most commonly known eclipses
The solar eclipse is when the moons shadow crosses the earths surface. The lunar eclipse is when the moon moves into the earths shadow. However eclipses can also refer to less commonly known events such as when a planet moves into a shadow cast by one of its moons.
An eclipse cycle takes place when a series of eclipses are separated by a certain interval of time. This happens when the orbital motions of the bodies form repeating harmonic patterns. A particular instance is the saros, which results in a repetition of a solar or lunar eclipse every 6,585.3 days, or a little over 18 years. Because this is not a whole number of days, successive eclipses will be visible from different parts of the world.
On Mars, only partial solar eclipses (transits) are possible, because neither of its moons is large enough, at their respective orbital radii, to cover the Sun's disc as seen from the surface of the planet. Eclipses of the moons by Mars are not only possible, but commonplace, with hundreds occurring each Earth year. There are also rare occasions when Deimos is eclipsed by Phobos. Martian eclipses have been photographed from both the surface of Mars and from orbit.
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