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SCIENCE STUDIO: Planets & Moons of the Solar System

Keith welcomes back Andrew Ingersoll, Professor of Planetary Science, Division of Geological & Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology.  Ingersoll explains how the planets formed in the early stages of the solar system. He also talks about geysers on the Saturnian moon Enceladus, a hexagonal storm on one of Saturn's poles, methane lakes on Titan, and unique ice caps on Mars.

Aired June 2, 2013.

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