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Of the major planets in the Solar System, only two can pass across the face of the Sun, at least as seen from the vantage point of Earth. Such a phenomenon is called a “transit,” and the only planets that can accomplish this feat are the two so-called “inferior” planets, Mercury and Venus.
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Seargent, D.A.J. (2011). Odd but Interesting Events Near the Sun. In: Weird Astronomy. Astronomers' Universe. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6424-3_2
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