Moon-Mars Occultation: People are always eager to know about the unique events happening in space. Today, on Saturday, a similar view has been seen. A view of a rare lunar eclipse has appeared on Mars at 5 pm. This is the scene when the moon comes between the Earth and Mars (Moon and Mars Occultation). This view, visible twice a year, can be seen with open eyes. People can see Mars as a red dot in black clouds. However, this time the view has been seen only from India, Indonesia and South Africa.
During this event, the moon has completely covered Mars for about one and a half hours. The lunar eclipse on Mars occurs when the moon passes in front of Mars. According to the US space agency NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), an eclipse occurs when something passes in front of something that is much smaller in size. For example, the moon passes in front of a distant star.
NASA got help in searching
A similar eclipse helped in finding the rings of the planet named Arun. Which was discovered from NASA’s Kuiper Airborne Observatory. This was possible when the planet was exposed to the star. However, lunar eclipse on Mars occurs twice a year, which can be seen from Earth (Moon Mars Occultation Astrology). But the space agency says that to see this view, it is necessary for a human being to be in the right place at the right time. Earlier, Purnaprajna Amatur Astronomers Club had said that people of Udupi and Dakshina Kannada can see it in India.
Moon stars come to a place
In a Forbes report, people have been advised to look towards the moon, when the evening starts turning dark for about 90 minutes after sunset. In this, the time of eclipse has been told up to 30 minutes (Moon Mars Occultation 2021). According to Italy’s National Coordinator Gianlusa Masi of the Astronomers Without Borders Group, once a month the moon and the shining planets come to the same place in the sky. Masi says, ‘All the time the moon and the shining star stay in the same place in the sky, usually once a month for each planet.’
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