A transit of Mercury took place on 9th May 2016. This is a relatively a rare event: there will be another on 11th November 2019 but, after that, you’ll have to wait until 2032! Learn more at: http://www.europlanet-eu.org/transit-of-mercury/

*Planets and the Sun on the animation is not to scale.

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Acknowledgement: Prof. David Rothery (Open University, UK)

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