The Sky at Night · SEASON 20

Viking on Mars

Episode 8 · 1976-08-11

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The first spacecraft to land successfully on Mars has started its programme of research. America's Viking 1 is now standing on the Martian surface, sending back information direct from that strange, rugged landscape. For the first time we have been able to see close-range views from the one world in the solar system which has always been regarded as being possibly able to support life. To give the latest news about Viking and the search for life on Mars, Patrick Moore is again joined by Professor Geoffrey Eglinton and Dr Garry Hunt.

Season 20 episodes

1. The Changing Face of Mars1976-01-21 2. The Pole Star1976-02-18 3. Black Holes in Space1976-03-18 4. The Rings of Saturn1976-04-21 5. The Sun and the Earth1976-05-20 6. Neutron Stars1976-06-14 7. Viking to Mars1976-07-15 8. Viking on Mars1976-08-11 9. How Far Can You See?1976-09-09 10. Viking - The End of the Beginning1976-09-28 11. A New Look from Old Greenwich1976-10-28 12. Quasars - the Remotest Objects in the Universe?1976-11-24 13. The Evening Star1976-12-15