Summary 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.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Erik Thompson Clifford V. Johnson Alex Filippenko Laura Danly
Genres : History Documentary
Release date : Oct 24, 2011
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Production companies : History Channel Workaholic Productions Flight 33 Productions
Summary 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.
Genres : History Documentary
Release date : Oct 24, 2011
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Production companies : History Channel Workaholic Productions Flight 33 Productions