Transit of Venus on 8 June 2004. Venus,the black dot seen passing in front of the Sun,is an Earth-sized planet that orbits between the Earth and the Sun. A transit occurs when Venus passes in front of the Sun as seen from Earth. Transits by Venus across the Sun are rare,occurring in 8-year pairs separated by more than 100 years. Transits in the modern era occurred in 1874,1882,and 2004. The next transit will occur on 6 June 2012,with the following pair of transits occurring in 2117 and 2125 | |
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