OUR SOLAR SYSTEM'S PLANETS: EARTH

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Here is the final Solar system video from Alex McColgan, owner of the YouTube channel Astrum.

The star, or should I say planet, of this video, is the planet Earth, which is the home of the only known life in the universe, though I find it improbable that we are the only example of self-replicating biological machinery in the cosmos.

Enough diatribe; here is the video; enjoy!


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