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Season 1, Episode 4: Jupiter: The Giant Planet

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Jupiter poses many questions about our solar system. It is a powerful planet of gas whose flowing colors and spots are beautiful, but contain violent storms and jet streams. A mini solar system of over sixty moons rotate around Jupiter--a half billion miles from earth. Could one of these moons contain life under its icy crust?

All Episodes - Season 1

Secrets of the Sun
Episode 1
Secrets of the Sun
 Mars: The Red Planet
Episode 2
Mars: The Red Planet
 The End of the Earth: Deep Space Threats to our Planet
Episode 3
The End of the Earth: Deep Space Threats to our Planet
 Jupiter: The Giant Planet
Episode 4
Jupiter: The Giant Planet
 The Moon
Episode 5
The Moon
 Spaceship Earth
Episode 6
Spaceship Earth
 The Inner Planets: Mercury & Venus
Episode 7
The Inner Planets: Mercury & Venus
 Saturn: Lord of the Rings
Episode 8
Saturn: Lord of the Rings
 Alien Galaxies
Episode 9
Alien Galaxies
 Life and Death of a Star
Episode 10
Life and Death of a Star
 The Outer Planets
Episode 11
The Outer Planets
 The Most Dangerous Place in the Universe
Episode 12
The Most Dangerous Place in the Universe
 Search for ET
Episode 13
Search for ET
 Beyond the Big Bang
Episode 14
Beyond the Big Bang
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