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Is it also possible to observe a transit of planet Mercury?

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Is it also possible to observe a transit of planet Mercury?

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Yes. As seen from Earth, the planet Mercury also passes in front of the Sun. Because Mercury circles the Sun every 88 days (compared with 225 days for Venus) and is also much closer to the Sun, transits of Mercury are much more common than those of Venus. On average, they occur approximately once every 7 years.