The Sky at Night · SEASON 30
The Innermost Planet
Episode 9 · 1986-08-17
- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
Mercury, the closest planet to the sun, is always difficult to study from earth, but it is at its best in the morning sky this month. So far the only space-probe to have bypassed it has been Mariner 10, more than 12 years ago. Patrick Moore has been to a conference in the USA in which all the information about Mercury has been summarised; tonight he explains what has been learned.
Season 30 episodes
1. Our Nearest Star1986-01-11
2. Voyager to Uranus1986-02-04
3. Halley's Comet: The Encounter1986-03-13
4. The Spring Sky1986-04-06
5. The Story of Satum1986-04-27
6. Halley - The End of the Tale?1986-05-25
7. The Summer Sky1986-06-29
8. The Death of a Star1986-07-27
9. The Innermost Planet1986-08-17
10. The Furthest Depths of the Universe1986-09-14
11. The Autumn Sky1986-10-12
12. Cosmic Lawn Sprinkler1986-11-10
13. The Galilean Moons1986-12-21
