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Solar System: Strange Worlds

From a dwarf planet that looks like a deflated football, to a tiny moon with cliffs taller than Mt. Everest, to the spectacular rings of Saturn, discover how the effects of gravity produce the amazing variety of weird worlds in our solar system.

Solar System: Strange Worlds

53m 34s

From a dwarf planet that looks like a deflated football, to a tiny moon with cliffs taller than Mt. Everest, to the spectacular rings of Saturn, discover how the effects of gravity produce the amazing variety of weird worlds in our solar system.

Previews + Extras

  • Solar System: Strange Worlds Preview: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Solar System: Strange Worlds Preview

    S51 E10 - 30s

    From a dwarf planet that looks like a deflated football, to a tiny moon with cliffs taller than Mt. Everest, to the spectacular rings of Saturn, discover how the effects of gravity produce the amazing variety of weird worlds in our solar system.

  • How a Walnut-Shaped Moon Help Shape Saturn’s Rings: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How a Walnut-Shaped Moon Help Shape Saturn’s Rings

    S51 E10 - 2m 35s

    Shaped by gravitational forces over millions of years, Saturn's rings are incredibly complex. A tiny moon named Pan, just 17 miles wide, has notably influenced their structure by creating the Encke Gap.

  • Why is Haumea Shaped Like an Egg?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Why is Haumea Shaped Like an Egg?

    S51 E10 - 2m 30s

    Haumea is one of the fastest rotating large objects in our solar system. A single day on the dwarf planet is only about 4 Earth hours long.

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