The Sky at Night · SEASON 15

The Approach of Mars

Episode 1 · 1970-01-13

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Episode overview

Mars has now started to approach the Earth. Later in 1971 it will be as close to us as it can ever come. More Mariner spacecraft will be sent there, and Patrick Moore looks ahead to see what new information they are likely to bring us from this puzzling world.

Season 15 episodes

1. The Approach of Mars1970-01-13 2. Things are Seldom What They Seem1971-02-03 3. Sirius, the Dog-Star1970-03-03 4. A Black Hole in Space?1971-04-01 5. Jupiter - the Other Magnetic Planet1971-04-27 6. Orbiting Space-Stations1971-06-08 7. Tracking the Stars1971-06-30 8. How Far Are the Stars?1971-07-21 9. Mars Comes Close1971-08-18 10. The Life and Death of a Star1971-09-15 11. Kepler, Genius and Mystic1971-10-13 12. Mars1971-11-17 13. The Royal Observatory Telescope1971-12-07