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During the afternoon of March 9, 2016, a total solar eclipse was visible in parts of southeast Asia. An eclipse occurs when the moon passes directly between Earth and the sun. The MODIS instrument on NASA's Aqua satellite captured this image of the total solar eclipse moving across the south Pacific Ocean at 03:05 UTC on March 9, 2016. via NASA ift.tt/1W99nJh
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Solar Eclipse Over the South Pacific Ocean was taken on March 09, 2016 at 06:19AM