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Wonders of the Solar System
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Wonders of the Solar System

2010-03-07 · 60 min / episode · ★ 8.1

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In this spellbinding series, Professor Brian Cox visits the most extreme locations on Earth to explain how the laws of physics carved natural wonders across the solar system.

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Science Channel, BBC
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United Kingdom
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Brian CoxBrian CoxSelf - Presenter

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