The Sky at Night · SEASON 21

The Mapping of Mercury

Episode 3 · 1977-03-16

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Episode overview

First detailed photographs of Mercury, the innermost planet, were obtained by the American space-probe Mariner 10. Maps of Mercury have been drawn from these photographs by Arthur Cross and in this programme he joins Patrick Moore to explain how the maps were made and what they have told us.

Season 21 episodes

1. Sirius, the Dog-Star1977-01-17 2. Travel in Space and Time1977-02-17 3. The Mapping of Mercury1977-03-16 4. Celebrates its 20th anniversary1977-04-20 5. The Solar Cycle1977-05-18 6. Uranus - the Second Ringed Planet?1977-06-15 7. The New Infra-red Telescope1977-07-20 8. The Swan in the Sky1977-08-10 9. The Voyager Missions1977-09-07 10. Stars of the Far South1977-09-28 11. The Amateur Astronomer1977-10-24 12. Why Do the Planets Shine?1977-11-23 13. Suns, Space-ships, and Bug-eyed Monsters1977-12-14