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World Service,04 Apr 1999,13 mins

Unmanned Missions to Mars

Seeing Stars

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The invasion of probes to Mars with Kelly Beatty of Sky and Telescope Magazine. The moon formed when the Earth experienced a large impact - discussion with Lunar Prospector mission manager Scott Hubbard. Plus what was happening among the stars and planets in April 1999. This is a programme from the BBC World Service Archive and was originally broadcast in 1999.

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