Solar System: Strange Worlds -
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From a dwarf planet that looks like a deflated football, to a tiny moon with cliffs taller than Mt. Everest, to the spectacular rings of Saturn, discover how the effects of gravity produce the amazing variety of weird worlds in our solar system.

Duration: 56 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 5110

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Sat, Mar 7	1:30 P.M.	The Planets: Mars NH Explore (11.2)
Sun, Mar 8	6:30 A.M.	The Planets: Jupiter NHPBS (11.1)
Sun, Mar 8	8:30 P.M.	The Planets: Mars NH Explore (11.2)
Mon, Mar 9	1:30 A.M.	The Planets: Mars NH Explore (11.2)
Sat, Mar 14	12:30 P.M.	The Planets: Mars NH Explore (11.2)
Sun, Mar 15	6:30 A.M.	The Planets: Saturn NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, Mar 18	9:00 P.M.	Pompeii's Secret Underworld NHPBS (11.1)
Thu, Mar 19	1:00 A.M.	Pompeii's Secret Underworld NHPBS (11.1)
Fri, Mar 20	3:00 P.M.	Pompeii's Secret Underworld NHPBS (11.1)
Sat, Mar 21	1:00 P.M.	Pompeii's Secret Underworld NH Explore (11.2)
Sun, Mar 22	12:00 A.M.	Pompeii's Secret Underworld NHPBS (11.1)
Sun, Mar 22	4:00 A.M.	Pompeii's Secret Underworld NH Explore (11.2)
Sun, Mar 22	7:00 A.M.	Pompeii's Secret Underworld NHPBS (11.1)
Sun, Mar 22	8:00 P.M.	Pompeii's Secret Underworld NH Explore (11.2)
Mon, Mar 23	12:00 A.M.	Pompeii's Secret Underworld NH Explore (11.2)
Tue, Mar 24	7:00 P.M.	Pompeii's Secret Underworld NH World (11.3)