total eclipse last happened over Antarctica in November 2003, and it won't happen again until 2039, according to the U.S. Antarctic Program.
Total eclipses happen about every 18 months, but most occur around Earth's middle latitudes.RELATED: Beaver Moon lunar eclipse 2021: Videos show longest partial eclipse in 580 years"Eclipses near the poles are generally rare because the polar regions take up less space, so the Moon’s shadow falls on them less frequently," according to the Antarctic Sun.Researchers from the Space Science Institute in Los Angeles, California, used the unique opportunity to study Earth's ionosphere, according to FOX Weather.