The Sky at Night · SEASON 14

Rockets to the Planet

Episode 11 · 1970-10-14

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Episode overview

Spacecraft have already been to the nearest planets, Mars and Venus. Within the next 10 years other probes will explore much further, heading inward to Mercury, and outward beyond Jupiter-perhaps even to Pluto. Patrick Moore discusses with Iain Nicolson the information and pictures we may get back from these missions. He also talks to Professor Clyde Tombaugh, the discoverer of Pluto.

Season 14 episodes

1. Wanderers in Space1970-01-12 2. Orion1970-01-27 3. The Crab Nebula1970-02-24 4. Photography on the Moon1970-03-23 5. When Mercury Crosses the Sun1970-04-28 6. Amateur Astronomers1970-05-26 7. Steering by the Stars1970-06-16 8. The Moons of Mars1970-07-14 9. Astronomers in the Space Age1970-08-25 10. Moon-quakes!1970-09-15 11. Rockets to the Planet1970-10-14 12. Infra-Red Astronomy1970-11-18 13. Planets of Other Suns1970-12-16