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Life on the Moon
First transmitted in 1961, Patrick Moore discusses the evidence both for and against the possibility of finding life on the moon.
First transmitted in 1961, recent unmanned Soviet satellites have produced some fascinating photographs of the hitherto unseen 'dark side of the moon'. In this edition of the monthly series, Patrick Moore discusses the evidence both for and against the possibility of finding life on the moon, and predicts the likelihood of the first manned flight there in 'the foreseeable future'.
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Mon 24 Apr 1961
22:45
±«Óãtv Television Service
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Patrick Moore's guess as to a possible landing site for a future moon mission was, as he himself admits, as good as any other. The eventual landing place chosen for the Apollo moon mission eight years later was in the area known as the Sea of Tranquillity.
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- Mon 24 Apr 1961 22:45±«Óãtv Television Service
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