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The phenomenon of a 'Blood Moon' occurs due to:
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- 1The Moon passing into Earth's penumbra, where sunlight partially illuminates it.
- 2The scattering and refraction of sunlight through Earth's atmosphere during a total lunar eclipse.✓
- 3The alignment of the Sun, Moon, and Earth in a straight line during a solar eclipse.
- 4Reflection of Mars' reddish light on the lunar surface.
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The scattering and refraction of sunlight through Earth's atmosphere during a total lunar eclipse.
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