The Sky at Night · SEASON 56
Mercury and the Moon
Episode 12 · 2012-12-03
- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
The tiny planet Mercury is in the morning sky and Sir Patrick Moore talks about the latest news from Messenger, the spacecraft which is over Mercury at the moment. Mercury is often compared to the moon, which was last visited by man in December 1972. Forty years on, Dr Chris Lintott looks at the legacy of that mission, Apollo 17, and what it has been able to tell us about the moon.
Season 56 episodes
1. Other Solar Systems2012-01-09
2. Age of the Infrared2012-02-13
3. Citizen Astronomy2012-03-04
4. Warp Factor 552012-04-02
5. Moore's Marathon2012-05-10
6. Juice2012-06-04
7. Venus and the Midnight Sun2012-07-02
8. Home-grown Observatories2012-08-13
9. Curiosity at Mars2012-09-03
10. Moore Winter Marathon2012-10-08
11. The Story of Stuff2012-11-05
12. Mercury and the Moon2012-12-03
