Image:Transit of Venus animation.ogg

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Transit_of_Venus_animation.ogg (Ogg Theora video file, length 56s, 352×240 pixels, 630kbps)

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The Venus Transit Animation begins at the surface of Venus where heat ripples distort the scene in a shimmering heat bath. As we leave Venus and move off into space, we arrive at Earth and watch as Venus falls behind us and finally passes across the face of the Sun.

Source: http://svs-f.gsfc.nasa.gov/~wfeimer/SEC/Gen_SEC/IP/Transit.mpg


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Media of the day This file was selected as a media of the day for September 22. It was captioned as followed:
English: Animation of the transit of Venus (video)

English: Animation of the transit of Venus (video)
Español: Animación del tránsito de Venus (vídeo)
Français : Animation en 3D de la planète Vénus de notre système solaire.
Polski: Animacja - podróż z Wenus na Ziemię
‪中文(简体)‬: 金星月相变化示意动画

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current22:38, 2 May 200556s, 352×240 (4.22 MB)Brian0918 (The Venus Transit Animation begins at the surface of Venus where heat ripples distort the scene in a shimmering heat bath. As we leave Venus and move off into space, we arrive at Earth and watch as Venus falls behind us and finally passes across the face )
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