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Catastrophes that Changed the Planets

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How the Solar System was Made

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Crash Landing on Mars

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Worst Days on Planet Earth

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UFO: The Real Deal

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God and the Universe

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The Universe

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Catastrophes that Changed the Planets

Season 6 · Episode 1 · Oct 25, 2011

The planets of our solar system have experienced epic catastrophes throughout their long history, both raining down from outside and bubbling up from within. We'll voyage back in time to investigate the violent events that profoundly shaped the planets, including earth itself. We'll witness stunning revelations about what transformed Mars into a barren, hostile desert...The disaster that changed Venus from temperate to hellish...The impact that blew away Mercury's mantle, turning it into a planetary core...A colossal disturbance that rearranged the orbits of the gas giants...Titanic impacts on Jupiter...And how a lost moon may finally explain Saturn's rings.

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The Universe

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200745m8.0

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Catastrophes that Changed the Planets

Season 6 · Episode 1 · Oct 25, 2011

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