The Planets by PBS ★ Solar System Studies

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The Planets by PBS ★ Solar System Studies - NOVA

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The Planets: The life of our solar system told in five dramatic stories spanning billions of years.

https://web.archive.org/web/20230802085317/https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/series/planets/

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Among the stars in the night sky wander the eight-plus worlds of our own solar system—each home to truly awe-inspiring sights. Volcanoes three times higher than Everest, geysers erupting with icy plumes, cyclones larger than Earth lasting hundreds of years. Each of our celestial neighbors has a distinct personality and a unique story. In this five-part series, NOVA will explore the awesome beauty of “The Planets,” including Saturn’s 175,000-mile-wide rings, Mars’ ancient waterfalls four times the size of any found on Earth, and Neptune’s winds—12 times stronger than any hurricane felt on our planet. Using unique special effects and extraordinary footage captured by orbiters, landers and rovers, we’ll treat viewers to an up-close look at these faraway worlds. We’ll stand on the dark side of Pluto, lit only by the reflected light of its moons, watch the sun set over an ancient Martian waterfall, and witness a storm twice the size of Earth from high above Saturn. And, we’ll reveal how each of them has affected our own planet: Earth.

The Planets 1 Inner Worlds The Planets 2 Mars The Planets 3 Jupiter The Planets 4 Saturn

The Planets 5 Ice Worlds

Download the ★ Entire Series ★ at once, here (1.2 GB): https://archive.org/compress/the_planets_pbs/formats=MPEG4&file=/the_planets_pbs.zip

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