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The Lunar Land, Part 1

Curious Cases Series 13
Episode 4 of 6

Where did the Moon come from? Science sleuths Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate.

A double episode to mark the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, and the first humans to walk on the Moon in 1969.

Harley Day emailed curiouscases@bbc.co.uk to ask 鈥淲hy do we only have one Moon and what would life on Earth be like if we had more? I'll be over the moon if you can help me solve this mystery.鈥�

In this first episode, Hannah and Adam look at how the Moon was formed and why we only have one. Featuring Maggie Aderin-Pocock space scientist and author of 'The Book of the Moon' and cosmic mineralogist Sara Russell from the Natural History Museum.

Presenters: Adam Rutherford, Hannah Fry
Producer: Michelle Martin

First broadcast on 蘑菇短视频 Radio 4 in 2019.

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30 minutes

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Thu 27 Jan 2022 21:45
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  • Wed 24 Apr 2019 09:30
    蘑菇短视频 Radio 4
  • Wed 24 Apr 2019 20:45
    蘑菇短视频 Radio 4
  • Sat 27 Apr 2019 05:45
    蘑菇短视频 Radio 4
  • Sun 23 Jan 2022 10:45
    蘑菇短视频 Radio 4 Extra
  • Sun 23 Jan 2022 21:45
    蘑菇短视频 Radio 4 Extra
  • Thu 27 Jan 2022 11:45
    蘑菇短视频 Radio 4 Extra
  • Thu 27 Jan 2022 21:45
    蘑菇短视频 Radio 4 Extra

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