The Planets: Inner Worlds
The rocky planets have similar origins, but only 1 supports life. Was it always this way?
The Planets: Inner Worlds NOVA
The rocky planets—Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars—were born of similar material around the same time. Yet only one of them supports life. Were Earth's neighbors always so extreme? And is there somewhere else in the solar system life might flourish?
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