2012 Venus Transit: A Rare Celestial Sight (Infographic)
by Karl Tate, SPACE.com Contributor
Date: 23 January 2012 Time: 03:45 PM ET
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The 2012 transit of Venus across the face of the sun will be the last time the event will ever be visible to people alive today. The next time the celestial sight will occur is in 2117. Learn more about the rare Venus transit, which last occurred in 2004, here in the SPACE.com infographic above.
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