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Dawn at Vesta

The Nasa spacecraft Dawn is getting up close and personal with the asteroid Vesta. Sir Patrick Moore discusses the first fly-by images of this most unusual asteroid.

The Nasa spacecraft Dawn is getting up close and personal with the asteroid Vesta. Sir Patrick Moore discusses the first fly-by images of this most unusual asteroid, which will tell us more about how our solar system formed some 4.5 billion years ago. Paul Abel and Pete Lawrence present their guide to the August night sky, including the return of the red planet Mars.

30 minutes

Last on

Sun 14 Aug 2011 00:35

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Patrick Moore
Participant Pete Lawrence
Participant Paul G Abel
Producer Jane Fletcher
Executive Producer William Lyons

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