Show of the week: Nova: Earth From Space
Space exploration is providing exciting insights about Earth’s complex ecosystem.
Space exploration has taught us about more than just the moon and stars. It’s also providing exciting insights about Earth’s complex ecosystem. This visually rich two-hour special, produced in collaboration with NASA, begins with dazzling views of our planet from above, then reveals how winds transport dust from Africa to the banks of South America’s Amazon and how a subsurface ocean “waterfall” near Antarctica drives weather patterns across the globe. Most impressive is the show’s centerpiece—an animation of Earth using more than 125,000 images from space. Wednesday, Feb. 13, at 9 p.m., PBS; check local listings
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