The Universe: Catastrophes that Changed the Planets
2011 · 45 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 67 VOTES
Overview
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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00:00:01 In the beginning, there was darkness, and then, bang
00:02:15 as billions of rocky boulders collided
00:04:03 One theory holds
00:05:41 We got to go take a look at that.
00:07:28 as the outer rocky shell did.
00:09:33 As it did, Saturn's powerful gravity
00:11:30 Cosmic catastrophes
00:13:28 It leads to crossing orbits, and it can lead to giant impacts.
00:15:18 So far, anyway.
00:17:06 that there was a sudden increase in the number
00:19:04 and the topography of the surface of Mars.
00:21:00 you can tend to erode
00:22:38 The planets eventually settled into stable orbits
00:24:30 such as at Hawaii.
00:26:11 the type that we have on Earth.
00:27:55 That's huge. It's enough to melt lead.
00:29:46 Jack, that's a really fascinating question.
00:31:30 That provides an incredible amount of energy
00:33:27 that break loose from their orbital prisons
00:35:16 were about the size of our planet Earth
00:36:58 that number two on our countdown of catastrophes
00:38:52 to leave its calling-card mark on Jupiter in recent times.
00:40:55 is kind of the paradigm of clockwork regularity
00:42:46 repeating the disaster that gave rise to the moon