The Universe — Season 1, Episode 7: The Inner Planets: Mercury & Venus

Episode synopsis

Examining Mercury and Venus. Included: exploring how the damages they've suffered from cosmic collisions and acid rain may serve as a warning for Earth.

About The Universe

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
• E4Jupiter: The Giant Planet
• E5The Moon
• E6Spaceship Earth
• 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