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Preview: Season 51 Episode 13 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Meet the surprising, oddball worlds moving around our solar system.
From meteorites that impact Earth, to a moon that orbits backwards, to an imposter lurking in the asteroid belt, a variety of strange, wandering worlds are rewriting what we know – and even how we think about – our solar system.
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Solar System: Wandering Worlds Preview
Preview: Season 51 Episode 13 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
From meteorites that impact Earth, to a moon that orbits backwards, to an imposter lurking in the asteroid belt, a variety of strange, wandering worlds are rewriting what we know – and even how we think about – our solar system.
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Clip: S51 Ep13 | 1m 39s | Some large meteorites survive their descent through our atmosphere and land on Earth. (1m 39s)
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Clip: S51 Ep13 | 2m 16s | The moon Phobos has a mysterious origin but a certain expiration date. (2m 16s)
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