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What can we learn about Mercury’s surface during the eclipse?

Instruments aboard twin research jets will take advantage of the total solar eclipse to make the first thermal map of Mercury.

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What happens in Earth’s atmosphere during an eclipse?

The charged layer of Earth’s atmosphere gets uncharged during an eclipse, and that could have implications for everything from GPS accuracy to earthquake prediction.

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What do plants and animals do during an eclipse?

A citizen science experiment will gather the biggest dataset to date of animal responses to a total eclipse.

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Why is this year’s solar eclipse such a big deal for scientists?

Total eclipses offer scientists a way to see all the way down to the sun’s surface.