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Philippe Cousteau Jr. is no stranger to exploration. The grandson of legendary underwater explorer Jacques Cousteau, Philippe hosts and serves as executive producer of this half-hour earth science series that examines the planet. He visits diamond and gold mines to see how gems and metals are formed, travels to active volcanoes to observe what happens inside the Earth's burning core, and checks out weather stations in mountainous areas to get an idea of how weather phenomena form in the atmosphere.
Philippe Cousteau Jr. is no stranger to exploration. The grandson of legendary underwater explorer Jacques Cousteau, Philippe hosts and serves as executive producer of this half-hour earth science series that examines the planet. He visits diamond and gold mines to see how gems and metals are formed, travels to active volcanoes to observe what happens inside the Earth's burning core, and checks out weather stations in mountainous areas to get an idea of how weather phenomena form in the atmosphere.
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Xploration Awesome Planet
S11, EP4 "Xploration Awesome Planet"How Mother Nature is the ultimate inspiration for revolutionary inventions.
Xploration Awesome Planet
S4, EP7 "Rangers"Rescue dogs at Yellowstone National Park, and how rangers manage trails in harsh winter conditions; rangers keep visitors safe at parks in Hawaii and Utah.
Xploration Awesome Planet
S1, EP1 "Rumbling Earth"An active volcano on Hawaii; a laboratory simulates a tsunami; tsunami history and damage; whether a tsunami will happen again on the West Coast.
Xploration Awesome Planet
S4, EP4 "New Zealand"In New Zealand, Cousteau explores Auckland's volcanic field and sees one of the largest insects on the planet.
Xploration Awesome Planet
S4, EP3 "Science on the Great Barrier Reef"Cousteau dives off the coast of Australia to explore the Great Barrier Reef; an up-close look at some of the country's deadliest creatures; the National Sea Simulator at the Australian Institute of Marine Science.
Xploration Awesome Planet
S4, EP2 "Artists of the Environment"Cousteau explores the different ways an environmental painter, sculptor, photographer and craftsman blend nature with art.
Xploration Awesome Planet
S4, EP1 "Dramatic Landscape"How Yellowstone Park wildlife copes with the harsh winter environment; the top of Zion National Park's most famous peak; some of the tallest sea cliffs in the world, on a Pacific island; a crystal-clear nighttime sky in the Canadian wilderness.
