1x02 Mars: The Red Planet - The Universe Episode Guide

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Episode: 01x02
Title: Mars: The Red Planet
Type: Regular Episode
Production Code: N/A
First Aired: Jun. 05, 2007

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The Universe - 01x02 Mars: The Red Planet

Summary: It has been fifty years since man first ventured into space, but the greatest secrets are yet to be revealed. Mars is the planet in our solar system most similar to Earth despite otherworldly features such as the largest volcano in the Solar System. Rumors of life on Mars may be substantiated as NASA orbiters and rovers discover new evidence of frozen water just beneath the rusty soil. Did alien life exist there? As Earth reels with the effects of global warming, Mars becomes the most likely candidate for eventual human habitation. Cutting-edge computer graphics are used to show what life would be like on Mars, and to imagine what kind of life forms might evolve in alien atmospheres.

Who appeared in this episode?

Guest Stars:

Everett Gibson	played by Everett Gibson
Himselff	played by William Hartmann
Kenneth Nealson	played by Kenneth Nealson
Peter (XLIX) Smith	played by Peter (XLIX) Smith
Steve Squyres	played by Steve Squyres
Andrew Steele (V)	played by Andrew Steele (V)
Neil Tyson	played by Neil Tyson