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Transit of Earth

Arthur C. Clarke

First published 1971
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Synopsis

An astronaut stranded on Mars fulfils his duty by recording a video of the Earth crossing in front of the Sun.

Publications (53)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
1971 Transit of Earth Playboy Press Anthology 7
January 1971 Playboy, January 1971 MAGAZINE
April 1972 The Wind from the Sun Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Collection
May 1972 The 1972 Annual World's Best SF DAW Books Anthology 246
May 1972 The 1972 Annual World's Best SF DAW Books Anthology 246
July 1972 The 1972 Annual World's Best SF DAW Books / SFBC Anthology 239
August 1972 The Wind from the Sun Gollancz Collection
1973 The 1972 Annual World's Best SF Book Club Associates Anthology 246
January 1973 The Wind from the Sun Harcourt Brace Jovanovich / SFBC Collection 120
July 1973 The Wind from the Sun Signet / New American Library Collection 114
July 1973 The Wind from the Sun Signet / New American Library of Canada Collection 114
November 1973 The 1972 Annual World's Best SF DAW Books Anthology 246
October 1974 The Wind from the Sun Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers Collection 130
September 1975 The Wind from the Sun Signet / New American Library Collection 114
1976 The Wind from the Sun Corgi Collection 130
1977 The Best of British SF 2 Orbit Anthology 188
1977 The Best Science Fiction Stories Hamlyn Anthology 635
December 1977 Wollheim's World's Best SF: Vol. I DAW Books Anthology 246
December 1977 Wollheim's World's Best SF: Vol. I DAW Books Anthology 246
September 1978 Time of Passage Taplinger Anthology 95
October 1978 Time of Passage Robert Hale Anthology
January 1981 The Future I Fawcett Crest Anthology 47
April 1982 The Wind from the Sun Signet / New American Library Collection 114
April 1982 The Wind from the Sun Signet / New American Library of Canada Collection 114
July 1983 The Wind from the Sun Pan Books Collection 130
September 1983 The Wind from the Sun Pan Books Collection 130
May 1984 Omni, May 1984 Omni Publications International Ltd. MAGAZINE 70
July 1984 Top Science Fiction: The Authors' Choice J. M. Dent Anthology 111|111.2
1985 Top Science Fiction: The Authors' Choice J. M. Dent Anthology 111|111.2
March 1987 The Wind from the Sun Signet / New American Library Collection 160
August 1989 Grand Masters' Choice NESFA Press Anthology 195
September 1990 The Wind from the Sun VGSF / Gollancz Collection
September 1991 More Than One Universe: The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke Bantam Spectra Collection 376
October 1991 Grand Masters' Choice Tor Anthology 313
July 1994 The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF Tor Anthology 313
October 1994 The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF Orbit Anthology 313
October 1994 The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF Tor / SFBC Anthology 313
September 1996 The Wind from the Sun Vista Collection 131
September 1997 The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF Orb Anthology 313
May 1998 The Playboy Book of Science Fiction HarperPrism Anthology 139
September 1998 The Playboy Book of Science Fiction HarperPrism / SFBC Anthology 139
February 1999 The Playboy Book of Science Fiction HarperPrism Anthology 139
2000 The Collected Stories Gollancz / Orion Collection 883
February 2001 The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke Tor Collection 883
February 2001 The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke Tor / SFBC Collection 883
October 2001 The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz / Orion Collection 883
January 2002 The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke Orb Collection 883
November 2008 The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke Paw Prints Collection 883
April 2011 The Collected Stories: Volume Five Clipper / W. F. Howes Collection |883
June 2011 The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz / Orion Collection |883
2016 The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke RosettaBooks Collection
August 2016 The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke Audible Studios Collection |883
April 2022 Arthur C. Clarke Audiobook Collection MotionAudiobooks Omnibus |119