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Solar Orbiter’s latest images shows the full Sun in unprecedented detail. They were taken on 7 March, when the spacecraft was crossing directly between the Earth and Sun.
Watch how Mercury travels across the face of the Sun in this newly-released video. The Solar Orbiter, which is owned by both ESA (European Space Agency) and NASA, catches Mercury traveling across the face of the Sun and you can watch such a glorious encounter with ESA's newly-released video of the transit.