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[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Do they bother calling them "eclipses" or "transits?" Like we don't say Mercury or Venus eclipse the sun.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

NASA seems to call them eclipses, as well as several other Space Agencies that should be recognized as authorities here, I can only assume that is due to the fact that Phobos and Deimos orbit Mars, and Mercury and Venus don't orbit Earth.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipses_on_Mars

[–] Klear@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"They"?

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Here meaning the overall astronomy community.