transit comparison table |
Subject | is preceeded by | has definition | is followed by | is a kind of |
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occultation phase | A phase during the occultation of a celestial body | conjunction | ||
transit | immersion | The passage of a smaller, nearer astronomical object across the face of a larger object in the background, as in a transit of Venus across the Sun. | emersion | occultation phase |
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