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  1. Mars: The Search Begins (1974 Film)

    Subject
    Space science
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Reviews the information about Mars, gained from the 7000 photographs returned by Mariner 9. Considers what forms of life could exist on the planet.

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  2. Mars Minus Myth (1973 Film)

    Director
    Ben Shedd
    Subject
    Space science
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Dr Murray, a scientist working on Mariner 9, explains the photographs and theorises about unexplained land forms, water, the polar caps, elements, and the possibility of finding life on Mars.

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  3. Planets, The. Part 4: The Angry Red Planet (1985 Video)

    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min.

    Mars, the red planet, is historically believed to contain life because of its straight canals, seen through earlier astronomers’ telescopes. Looks at the exploration of the planet by the Mariner and Viking...

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  4. Planets, The. Part 2: Mercury and Venus (1985 Video)

    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min.

    Mercury is the closest planet to the sun. It was not thought to rotate on its own axis so a solar day would equal a year. Shows how modern radar telescope techniques disproved this theory. The Mariner 10...

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