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What type of eclipse is happening in US this week?

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A solar eclipse will sweep across the United States on Monday (8 April), with millions of people inside of the path of totality who will experience the phenomenon—but what type of eclipse will it be?

Monday will see North America experience a total eclipse, passing over Mexico, the United States and Canada, according to Nasa.

A total occurs when the passes between the and the , meaning the face of the sun is completely blocked out.

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