June 6, 2012
From The 2012 Transit of Venus, one of 29 photos. Venus moves across the Sun in this image captured by Japan’s satellite Hinode, on June 6, 2012. One of the rarest astronomical events occurred yesterday, when Venus passed directly between the sun and Earth, a transit that won’t occur again until 2117. (Reuters/JAXA)

From The 2012 Transit of Venus, one of 29 photos. Venus moves across the Sun in this image captured by Japan’s satellite Hinode, on June 6, 2012. One of the rarest astronomical events occurred yesterday, when Venus passed directly between the sun and Earth, a transit that won’t occur again until 2117. (Reuters/JAXA)

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