St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: June 5, 2022

St. Louis MO

07 June, 2022

1:12 PM

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Press release from St. Louis Science Center: June 5, 2022 Tonight just before sunrise at 4:45 am, the red planet Mars will be visible high in the southeastern sky. On April 2, 2022, the Perseverance Rover on Mars witnessed and captured a solar eclipse. The Martian moon Phobos passed between the planet and the Sun, blocking out part of the solar disc. This press release was produced by St. Louis Science Center. The views expressed here are the author's own.