The Universe — Season 1, Episode 4: Jupiter: The Giant Planet
Documentary • 45 min • 9 seasons, 88 episodes • ★ 7.9/10
Episode synopsis
Jupiter poses many questions about our solar system. It is a powerful planet of gas whose flowing colors and spots are beautiful, but contain violent storms and jet streams. A mini solar system of over sixty moons rotate around Jupiter--a half billion miles from earth. Could one of these moons contain life under its icy crust?
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From the planets to the stars and out to the edge of the unknown, history and science collide in a wondrous yet deadly adventure through space and time.
More episodes from Season 1
- E1Secrets of the Sun
- E2Mars: The Red Planet
- E3The End of the Earth: Deep Space Threats to our Planet
- E5The Moon
- E6Spaceship Earth
- E7The Inner Planets: Mercury & Venus
- E8Saturn: Lord of the Rings
- E9Alien Galaxies
- E10Life and Death of a Star
- E11The Outer Planets
- E12The Most Dangerous Place in the Universe
- E13Search for ET