Phobos is one of Mars’ moons. In an interesting turn of events, the Mars rover Perseverance has captured <a href="https://mars.nasa.gov/news/9172/nasas-perseverance-rover-captures-video-of-solar-eclipse-on-mars/">footage of the potato-shaped moon eclipsing the planet.</a> The video was taken with the machine’s <a href="https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/spacecraft/instruments/mastcam-z/">Mastcam-Z camera</a> on April 2, the 397th Martian day of the mission. The eclipse lasted over forty seconds, which is actually just on par with the solar eclipses we see from Earth.&nbsp;What’s great about this footage, aside from capturing the astronomical event, was that it was able to provide the most zoomed-in image of the moon during an eclipse. “I knew it was going to be good, but I didn’t expect it to be this amazing,” said Rachel Howson of Malin Space Science Systems in San DiegoImage credit: Planet Volumes#moons #space #Phobos #Mars #NASA #Perseverance #rover #eclipse&nbsp;

Solar Eclipse on Mars Captured by the Perseverance Rover

The China National Space Agency (CNSA) has released the first videos of its Zhurong Mars rover that landed on the planet on May 14, 2021. The landing made China the second country that had successfully soft-landed a spacecraft on Mars.#Mars #spacecraft #Zhurong #CNSC #roverThe first video showed the Zhurong Rover backing away from a wireless camera placed on the ground.

The second video shows Zhurong wiggling its wheels besides its landing platform.

The third video shows the Zhurong Mars Rover rolling down from its landing platform (with sound!)