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Solar System: Volcano Worlds
Season 51
Episode 11
Around our solar system, violent eruptions are shaping distant worlds. Discover the explosive forces that helped create some of the most dynamic worlds in our cosmic neighborhood – and what makes the volcanoes right here on Earth so special.
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- Friday Oct 18, 12:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal Plus
- Sunday Oct 20, 10:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal Plus
- Monday Oct 21, 1:00 AM PDT on PBS SoCal Plus
- Monday Oct 21, 8:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal Encore
- Tuesday Oct 22, 2:00 AM PDT on PBS SoCal Encore
- Tuesday Oct 22, 8:00 AM PDT on PBS SoCal Encore
- Tuesday Oct 22, 2:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal Encore
- Tuesday Oct 22, 3:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal
- Tuesday Oct 22, 4:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal WORLD
- Tuesday Oct 22, 9:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal WORLD
- Wednesday Oct 23, 5:00 AM PDT on PBS SoCal WORLD
- Saturday Oct 26, 7:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal Encore
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