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A Traveler's Guide to the Planets

A Traveler's Guide to the Planets

Description: Thinking of taking that vacation to space anytime soon? This series examines what it might entail, from the drastic climate shifts to the stunning sights, by bringing viewers up close with these distant worlds via advanced animation. Back on Earth, extreme environments, such as Hawaii's volcanoes or the Atacama Desert in Chile, are visited by NASA scientists to approximate what a trip to the other planets might be like. Segments also include a preview of a soon-to-launch space probe to Jupiter, and what the first manned mission to Mars will be like.
Genre: Documentary
Year Released: 2010
Number of seasons: 1
Number of episodes: 6
First episode air date: January 14, 2010
Network: National Geographic Society
Language: English
Cast: Bray Poor
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