Intriguing Ideas About How Our Solar System Came To Be
Four big mysteries are discussed … why Mars isn’t about the same size as Venus and Earth, how the outer planets formed, what is the composition of the asteroid belts and why the moon was bombarded so heavily that it left the surface permanently cratered.
If those questions can be answered, perhaps the question of how Earth became so perfectly positioned that it could support life can be answered as well.
They suggest Jupiter was formed first, but how it formed and why it formed where it did is a complete mystery. Which is why we sent “Juno” in 2011 to that specific spot in the cosmos.
Do the planet orbits move? Is that the explanation?
The documentary is done in a bit of a low light type filming technique, so full screen is the best way to view, but the information is intriguing.
You’ll like the animation at the 37:57 point where they start to tie all the points together in an attempt to answer the 4 basic questions above …