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Why are all solar eclipses visible from a much smaller part of Earth than lunar eclipses?
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Why are all solar eclipses visible from a much smaller part of Earth than lunar eclipses?
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Lunar eclipses are more widely visible because Earth casts a much larger shadow on the Moon during a lunar eclipse than the Moon casts on Earth during a solar eclipse.
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