The Sky at Night · SEASON 22
The New Mars
Episode 3 · 1978-03-08

- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
The Viking space-probes have been operating on Mars for almost one Martian year (nearly two Earth years). We do not yet know whether life in any form exists there but many scientific discoveries have been made. Patrick Moore talks to Professor Geoffrey Eglinton and Dr Garry Hunt.
Season 22 episodes
1. Exploring the Night Sky with Binoculars1978-01-11
2. The Nearest Galaxies1978-02-08
3. The New Mars1978-03-08
4. Suns, Space-Ships and Bug-Eyed Monsters1978-03-27
5. The Asteroids1978-04-04
6. Birth of a Star1978-05-17
7. Astronomers' View of the Earth1978-06-08
8. Gamma Ray Astronomy1978-06-28
9. The Edge of the Solar System1978-06-26
10. Question and Answer1978-08-23
11. Does Anything Ever Happen on the Moon?1978-09-14
12. Where Did Life Begin?1978-10-11
13. Exploded Star1978-11-15
14. The Alignment of the Planets1978-12-12