SourceNASA’s Perseverance Rover Watches Earth Vanish Behind Martian Moon
This is the first time humanity has observed and captured Earth disappearing behind another object from the surface of a different planet.
- Observed using the rover's Mastcam-Z instrument at approximately 7 p.m. local solar time on sol 1,907 (July 2, 2026)
- First observation captured from the surface of another planet showing Earth disappearing behind an object
- Earth was approximately 195 million miles away and Phobos was about 4,850 miles above Mars during the occultation