{
  "id": 1946851,
  "title": "Perseverance rover watchs alien solar eclipse on Mars | Space photo of the day for Aug. 19, 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/perseverance-rover-watchs-alien-solar-eclipse-on-mars-space-photo-of",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-19T14:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Space.com",
    "slug": "space-com",
    "url": "https://www.space.com/astronomy/mars/perseverance-rover-watchs-alien-solar-eclipse-on-mars-space-photo-of-the-day-for-aug-19-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On August 19, 2026, NASA's Perseverance rover captured an astonishing sight on the surface of Mars: a solar eclipse. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU) This celestial phenomenon, which occurs when one celestial body obscures a portion of another, is not exclusive to Earth. In fact, any planet with at least one moon in orbit could experience a solar eclipse. On the day following Earth's own total solar eclipse, Perseverance turned its left Mastcam-Z camera towards the Martian sky and captured an image of the moon Phobos partially eclipsing the sun. This stunning photograph provides us with a unique opportunity to witness an alien solar eclipse, despite the fact that humans have yet to set foot on Mars. Robotic explorers like Perseverance serve as a testament to our growing reach through the cosmos, allowing us to explore distant worlds and observe phenomena that would otherwise be impossible for us to witness directly.",
  "summary": "What a view.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Space.com",
        "title": "See gorgeous views of the Aug. 12 total solar eclipse captured from space",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/see-gorgeous-views-of-the-aug-12-total-solar-eclipse-captured-from",
        "published": "2026-08-18T10:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}