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Earth: The Power of the Planet

Season 1 Episode 5: Rare Earth

Dec 18, 2007NR51m8.7

Our planet is unique within the solar system. Four-and-a-half billion years ago it had a 'twin' named Theia which was absorbed into the Earth, increasing its gravity and allowing it to form an atmosphere. Iain travels to Meteor Crater in...

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Volcano

Aired: Nov 20, 2007

Although they are destructive, volcanoes were crucial to the development of l...

Episode 2 Atmosphere

Aired: Nov 27, 2007

Iain explains the geological paradoxes how our green planet's atmosphere is b...

Episode 3 Ice

Aired: Dec 4, 2007

After explaining how snow, crystallized frozen water, turns into ice, we exam...

Episode 4 Oceans

Aired: Dec 11, 2007

The oceans cover 3/4 of earth's surface and make it viable. Their brute, erod...

Episode 5 Rare Earth

Aired: Dec 18, 2007

Our planet is unique within the solar system. Four-and-a-half billion years a...

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Creators

Ben Lawrie

Ben LawrieDirector

Info about Earth: The Power of the Planet

Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC Two

Genres:Documentary