The Universe - S04E05 The Hunt for Ringed Planets

History Channel, Louis C. Tarantino, Douglas J. Cohen

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Title: The Universe - S04E05 The Hunt for Ringed Planets
Producer: History Channel, Louis C. Tarantino, Douglas J. Cohen
Category: Science, The Universe
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Added: Sep 4th 2010
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A look at planetary rings, especially those of Saturn where house-sized chunks of ice orbit at 53,000 MPH along a chaotic orbital racetrack; how the rings formed and the dangers they pose to spacecraft. Also a look at other rings around Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, and possibly Mars; plus Earth's "ring" which is made of some 200 satellites in geosynchronous orbit – the only "man made ring" in the known universe.

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