A Field Guide to the Planets

Venus, the Veiled Greenhouse Planet

Educational Nov 8, 2019 32 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

Available on Prime Video, The Great Courses Signature Collection

S1 E3: While the Venusian carbon dioxide atmosphere has resulted in a runaway greenhouse effect and the hottest surface temperature in the solar system, the Earth and Venus actually contain about the same amount of carbon. Explore the forces that resulted in the extreme atmospheric differences between these two otherwise-similar planets.

Educational Nov 8, 2019 32 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

TV-PG

Information

Released: 2019
Run Time: 32 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.