NASA's Perseverance captures Mars solar eclipse one day after total solar eclipse on Earth

NASA's Perseverance rover recorded a solar eclipse from the surface of Mars on August 13, 2026, one day after a total solar eclipse was observed in parts of Earth. Images from the rover's Mastcam-Z camera show Phobos, Mars' larger of the two moons, passing in front of the Sun and partially covering its disk. Phobos and Deimos, Mars' two moons, are smaller than Earth's Moon but can obscure part of the Sun's disk depending on their orbital positions, allowing eclipses to be observed from the Martian surface. The body visible in the latest imagery has been identified as Phobos. Such events on Mars, which has no human presence, can only be documented by robotic explorers. Perseverance continues to transmit imagery from locations beyond direct human reach, the agency said.