Journey into the Cosmos
Exploration of Mars and the Moon Phobos, Asteroid Encounter, Flyby of Jupiter and Io
Episode Synopsis
The Noos spacecraft and its crew are heading to places never before reached by man, continuing an imaginary journey supported by precise and accurate scientific information. Today's first destination is Mars, the red planet, similar to Earth in its canyons and glaciers. The crew lands on Phobos, one of its moons, and then continues their journey to Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, crossing the asteroid belt and reaching some of its satellites: Io, which boasts twenty-two active volcanoes, and Europa, with its splendid landscapes and its completely frozen mass. Correspondent Alberto Angela is connected from the AMES Exobiological Research Laboratories in San Francisco, the Natural History Museum in New York, which houses an extraordinary collection of meteorites, and Palomar Mountain in California, one of the most powerful observatories in the world.
