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Io transits across Jupiter as seen by Cassini spacecraft

In the science of astronomy, the study of outer space, a transit or astronomical transit is the event that occurs when someone sees one astronomical object, like a planet, pass in front of another larger one, like a star. The small object hides a part of the large object from the viewer.

Definition

The word transit refers to an event where an astronomical object passes in front of a larger one. If a large object passes in front of a smaller one, and if most or all of the smaller object can not be seen, the event is called an occultation.

A transit can only occur if the viewer and both of the bodies are all in a straight line. Within the Solar System, viewers from Earth can see only two planets transit the Sun. These two planets are Venus and Mercury. From Earth one can also see moons passing their parent planet. For example, from Earth it is possible to see one of the moons of Jupiter, like Io, transit Jupiter itself.