![[CREDIT: Hinode JAXA/NASA/PPARC]This image of Mercury passing in front of the sun was captured on Nov. 8, 2006 by the Solar Optical Telescope, one of three primary instruments on the Hinode spacecraft.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/transit_mercury-2006.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
[CREDIT: Hinode JAXA/NASA/PPARC]This image of Mercury passing in front of the sun was captured on No...
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