The Sky at Night · SEASON 57

Exploring Mars

Episode 8 · 2013-08-07

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Episode overview

It's a golden era of exploration on Mars, with Nasa's space rover Curiosity finding out new and exciting things about the planet and which might offer the best chance of life elsewhere in our solar system. The spacecraft Mars Express is also celebrating a decade at the red planet and Chris Lintott and Lucie Green pick out some of the highlights, including the 'face of Mars'. Meanwhile Jon Culshaw explores the Moore Moon Marathon with astronomers in Chipping Norton.

Season 57 episodes

1. Reaching for the Stars2013-01-07 2. The Sun King2013-02-03 3. Moore Winter Marathon Results2013-03-03 4. They Fall to Earth2013-04-07 5. Stunning Saturn2013-05-06 6. Lives of the Stars2013-06-06 7. Solstice2013-07-08 8. Exploring Mars2013-08-07 9. Fatal Attraction2013-09-02 10. Space Surgery Special2013-10-06 11. Moore Moon Marathon2013-11-03 12. Comet Chasing2013-12-01