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A Tale of Three Planets

Small telescopes have revealed hitherto-unknown details of the surfaces of giant planets Jupiter and Saturn. Also featured are maps of Pluto obtained from observations by the Hubble Space Telescope.

20 minutes

Last on

Wed 17 Jul 199617:35
BBC Two except East, South East & Yorkshire

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  • Mon 15 Jul 199601:20
    BBC One
  • Wed 17 Jul 199617:35
    BBC Two except East, South East & Yorkshire

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