The Sky at Night
Season 21 Episode 3 - The Mapping of Mercury
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1957
Documentary, News
First detailed photographs of Mercury, the innermost planet, were obtained by the American space-probe Mariner 10. Maps of Mercury have been drawn from these photographs by Arthur Cross and in this programme he joins Patrick Moore to explain how the maps were made and what they have told us.
Episodes in Season 21
1
Sirius, the Dog-Star
2
Travel in Space and Time
3
The Mapping of Mercury
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4
Celebrates its 20th anniversary
5
The Solar Cycle
6
Uranus - the Second Ringed Planet?
7
The New Infra-red Telescope
8
The Swan in the Sky
9
The Voyager Missions
10
Stars of the Far South
11
The Amateur Astronomer
12
Why Do the Planets Shine?
13
