Venus Against the Sun (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Venus Against the Sun

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Venus appears as a black dot on the lower left edge of the sun in this image from NASA's Transition Region and Coronal Explorer (TRACE), captured during the 2004 transit.

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NASA/TRACE/LMSAL

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