NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover captured footage of Phobos, one of Mars’ two moons, crossing the face of the sun.

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Footage of Phobos crossing the face of the sun was captured by NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover.

Phobos is one of Mars’s two moons. The solar eclipse lasted a little over 40 seconds, according to NASA. It was captured on Perseverance’s Mastcam-Z camera.

NASA says “these observations can help scientists better understand the moon’s orbit.”

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