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How Long is a Day?

The Sky at Night · Season 9 · Episode 6
Recent studies suggest that the day on Mercury may be two months long. Patrick Moore discusses how this affects our ideas of conditions on Mercury, and how its length of day compares with that of other planets.

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Season
9
Episode
6
Air Date
04/Jun/1965
Air Time
22:00
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Recent studies suggest that the day on Mercury may be two months long. Patrick Moore discusses how this affects our ideas of conditions on Mercury, and how its length of day compares with that of other planets.

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