For those who donβt know, Martian solar eclipses suck compared to ours. The near equal relative size of the sun and moon to Earth is why we get such awesome eclipses.
Perks of having a planet-sized object slam into your planet during its Hadean Eon.
Especially after we sent our space marines there to kill all those demons.
Wife: βDoes this dress make me look fat?β Me, a discerning scientist: βYouβre just not very aesthetically constructed.β
Since our moon is moving away from us weβll have these sorts of eclipses in the future. The fact that weβre living at a time when theyβre the same apparent size is pretty amazing.
Imagine eclipses in the very early ages of life on land. It would be like Pitch Black.