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Mars Comes Close

The Sky at Night · Season 15 · Episode 9
Mars is at its closest to earth since 1956, and American and Russian probes are on their way to map it and send back scientific information.

Patrick Moore discusses with Dr Geoffrey Eglinton the ambitious Viking mission, now in preparation to soft-land a space craft on the red planet in 1975. The mission which may at last answer the question: Is there life on Mars?

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Season
15
Episode
9
Air Date
18/Aug/1971
Air Time
22:00
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Mars is at its closest to earth since 1956, and American and Russian probes are on their way to map it and send back scientific information.

Patrick Moore discusses with Dr Geoffrey Eglinton the ambitious Viking mission, now in preparation to soft-land a space craft on the red planet in 1975. The mission which may at last answer the question: Is there life on Mars?

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