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Martian eclipses are dark, but not as spectacular as total solar eclipses on Earth can be. In compensation, the Martian eclipses are thousands of times more common, occurring a few times a day.

Eclipse of Mars's moon Phobos over the Sun, captured by the Perseverance rover.
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover used its Mastcam-Z camera to shoot video of Phobos, one of Mars’ two moons, eclipsing the Sun on April 2, 2022.
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