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Cosmos· Season 1 · Episode 5

Blues for a Red Planet

S01E05·7.2·October 26, 1980·1h·National Geographic

Is there life on Mars? Dr. Sagan takes viewers on a tour of the red planet first through the eyes of science fiction authors and then through the unblinking eyes of two Viking spacecraft that have sent thousands of pictures of the stunning Martian landscape back to Earth since 1976. Though based on older Mars missions, Sagan's analysis still holds true.

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#3In Season 1of 13 rated episodes
#29All-timeof 39 rated episodes
+0.1vs season avgSeason 1 averages 7.1
1980First airedOctober 26, 1980

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