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Hinode’s View of Venus Transit 2012 Ingress

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Jul 09, 2015
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Image of Venus taken by Hinode. Venus is just beginning its journey across the face of the sun.
Venus begins its journey across the face of the sun during the 2012 transit as seen by Hinode.

Image of Venus taken by Hinode’s Solar Optical Telescope. In this image, Venus is just beginning its journey across the face of the sun. Its atmosphere is visible as a thin, glowing border on the upper left of the planet. Credit: JAXA/NASA/Hinode

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