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Five Facts About the Red Planet

Getting to know our red celestial neighbor.

Aired 07/24/2019

NOVA

Five Facts About the Red Planet

Clip: Season 46 Episode 13 | 1m 3s

Getting to know our red celestial neighbor.

What's so marvelous about Mars? Here are five facts about the Red Planet.

Aired 07/24/2019

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Mars, the Red Planet, Was Once Blue

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Mars once had rains, rivers, and in the northern hemisphere, a vast sea. (1m 25s)

The Planets: Mars Preview

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Before it was a dry planet, Mars was a wet world that may have hosted life. (28s)

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