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When Mercury Crosses the Sun

  • December 14, 2012
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

About 13 times every century, we can watch Mercury cross the face of the sun. This rare event, called a transit, only takes place in early May or early November, because of how Mercury’s orbital path crosses Earth’s. The next one happens on May 9, 2016.

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