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If the visible disk of the nearer object is considerably smaller than that of the farther object, the event is called a transit, such as a transit of Mercury or a transit of Venus across the sun. When the nearer object appears larger than the farther one, it will completely obscure its smaller companion; this is called an occultation. An example of an occultation is when the Moon

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