The Sky at Night · SEASON 17

Venus - A Cratered World

Episode 9 · 1973-08-22

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Venus has always been a mysterious planet - shrouded in its dense, fiercely hot atmosphere, in which life as we know it could never exist. Astronomers have just announced a startling discovery: using radar and the latest computer techniques, they have detected vast, shallow craters on the surface of Venus. Patrick Moore shows these exciting pictures and explains their significance.

Season 17 episodes

1. 1973 - an Exciting Year!1973-01-08 2. Practical Work in the Observatory1973-02-07 3. Sirius - The Brightest Star1973-03-19 4. The Eclipse of the Century1973-04-02 5. How Big are the Planets?1973-04-30 6. The Colours of the Stars1973-06-04 7. The African Eclipse1973-07-11 8. Navigational Astronomy1973-08-01 9. Venus - A Cratered World1973-08-22 10. The Moon Illusion1973-09-18 11. The Volcanoes of Mars1973-10-17 12. When Mercury Crosses the Sun1973-11-07 13. Pioneer to Jupiter1973-12-12