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Mars | Still from "Nova" The Planets: Mars

Mars | Still from "Nova" The Planets: Mars

S46 E13: The Planets - Mars

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NASA satellite image. Jupiter is a planet covered in storms. Thousands of kilometers across, these storms are larger than anything we see on Earth. | Still from "Nova" The Planets: Jupiter

NASA satellite image. Jupiter is a planet covered in storms. Thousands of kilometers across, these storms are larger than anything we see on Earth. | Still from "Nova" The Planets: Jupiter

S46 E14: The Planets - Jupiter

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Saturn | Still from Nova: The Planets Saturn

Saturn | Still from Nova: The Planets Saturn

S46 E15: The Planets - Saturn

53:54

Uranus and Neptune | Image from "Nova: The Planets" Ice Worlds

Uranus and Neptune | Image from "Nova: The Planets" Ice Worlds

S46 E16: The Planets - Ice Worlds

52:48

The silhouette of an animal climbing the side of a mountain. | From "NOVA: Rise of the Mammals"

The silhouette of an animal climbing the side of a mountain. | From "NOVA: Rise of the Mammals"

S46 E17: Rise of the Mammals

53:27

A collapsed bridge

A collapsed bridge

S46 E18: Why Bridges Collapse

53:09

Inside a self-driving vehicle.

Inside a self-driving vehicle.

S46 E19: Look Who's Driving

53:21

Newly surfaced fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls.

Newly surfaced fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls.

S46 E20: Dead Sea Scroll Detectives

53:15

Multiple versions of the Mona Lisa.

Multiple versions of the Mona Lisa.

S46 E21: Decoding Da Vinci

53:31

A skull with multi-colored mapping.

A skull with multi-colored mapping.

S46 E22: The Violence Paradox

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Closeup image of a camera lens with a reflection of giraffes on it. | From "NOVA: Animal Espionage"

Closeup image of a camera lens with a reflection of giraffes on it. | From "NOVA: Animal Espionage"

S46 E23: Animal Espionage

53:29

Beyond the Elements: Reactions

Beyond the Elements: Reactions

Beyond the Elements: Reactions

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The Planets: Inner Worlds

Season 46 Episode 4612

The rocky planets - Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars - were born of similar material around the same time, yet only one supports life. Were Earth's neighbors always so extreme? Is there somewhere else in the solar system where life might flourish?

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