The Planets (2019) Season 1 Episode 3 - The Godfather - Jupiter

Airdate: 2019-Jun-11

Episode summary:

Professor Brian Cox examines Jupiter, the largest and oldest planet in the Solar System, revealing how its immense gravity influenced where other planets developed, destroying several nascent planets and negatively influencing the development of Mars. The programme also examines Jupiter's moon Io, the most volcanically active body in the solar system, and how Jupiter's presence affects the movement of comets and asteroids.

About The Planets (2019) series:

Welcome to the greatest story that's never been told. In a new, ground breaking series we'll be telling the story of the planets as never...Show more >