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Close Encounters of a Planetary Kind

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Which planet is closest to Earth? A BBC programme ‘The Sky at Night’ said it was Mars. But a listener isn't so sure. Tim Harford talks to David A. Rothery, professor of planetary geosciences at the Open University.

Producers: Ruth Alexander, Bethan Head
Presenter: Tim Harford 

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