The Griffith Observatory in California had a great view of the Mars-Moon occultation on Dec. 7, 2022. See the Red Planet slip behind the moon and re-emerge in this time-lapse.

Credit: Griffith Observatory | edited by Space.com's edited by [Steve Spaleta](https://twitter.com/stevespaleta)

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