A Field Guide to the Planets

Orbiting Earth: Up through the Atmosphere

Educational Nov 8, 2019 31 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

Available on Prime Video, The Great Courses Signature Collection

S1 E5: Compared to Venus or the giant planets, Earth has a relatively thin atmosphere. And yet, without this single, fragile layer, life would not have evolved and thrived. Discover the unique properties of each atmospheric layer, and encounter specific ways we’ve explored each layer as a springboard to exploring the rest of our solar system.

Educational Nov 8, 2019 31 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

TV-PG

Information

Released: 2019
Run Time: 31 min
Rated: TV-PG

Languages

Audio: English (AAC), English (United States)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.