The Sky at Night · SEASON 54

The Spirit of Mars

Episode 2 · 2010-02-09

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Episode overview

Mars is the brightest thing in the sky and is at its closest to Earth for the next four years. With NASA announcing that its Martian rover Spirit is to rove no more on the red planet, there is an interview with Prof Steve Squyres, the principal investigator of the Mars Exploration Rover Mission, about the attempts to get it out of the sand dune which ensnared it in May 2009 and the agonising decision to stop the rescue.

Season 54 episodes

1. Twinkle Twinkle2010-01-04 2. The Spirit of Mars2010-02-09 3. Life2010-03-08 4. The Sun in Splendour2010-04-07 5. Ring World2010-05-04 6. Star Birth2010-06-06 7. The Universe from Atlantis2010-07-05 8. Monster Star2010-08-02 9. Events on Jupiter2010-09-07 10. Light Echoes2010-10-05 11. Ghostly Travellers2010-11-08 12. The Great Bear2010-12-07