The Planets: Jupiter Preview
Preview: Season 46 Episode 14 | 27sVideo has Closed Captions
Jupiter's massive gravitational force has made it a wrecking ball and a protector of Earth
Jupiter’s massive gravitational force made it a wrecking ball when it barreled through the early solar system. But it also shaped life on Earth, delivering comets laden with water—and perhaps even the fateful asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs.
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The Planets: Jupiter Preview
Preview: Season 46 Episode 14 | 27sVideo has Closed Captions
Jupiter’s massive gravitational force made it a wrecking ball when it barreled through the early solar system. But it also shaped life on Earth, delivering comets laden with water—and perhaps even the fateful asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs.
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Five Facts About the Biggest Planet in our Solar System
Clip: S46 Ep14 | 1m 21s | Jupiter is more than the biggest planet in our solar system—it's also the oldest. (1m 21s)
Jupiter, the First Planet to Form in our Solar System
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Clip: S46 Ep14 | 1m 42s | Jupiter formed long before most other planets around it did. (1m 42s)
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