The Sky at Night · SEASON 56

Curiosity at Mars

Episode 9 · 2012-09-03

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The NASA rover, Curiosity, the size of a small car and nuclear-powered, landed on Mars in August and took its first view of the red planet. This ambitious mission hopes to find the building blocks of life as well as study the Martian climate and geology. Sir Patrick Moore discusses what Curiosity will be doing, as well as what to see in the September night sky.

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