Abstract
It is not quite true to say that Mercury can never be seen when ‘new’, at inferior conjunction. There are occasions when it is visible: when it is exactly lined up with the Sun, and appears in transit as a black dot against the brilliant solar disk.
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Solar System Solar Disk Astronomical Unit Apparent Diameter Cloudy Atmosphere
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