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When Earth Was Bombarded by Asteroids

Season 53 Episode 1 | 3m 41s

Four and a half billion years ago, Earth was battered by relentless asteroid impacts powerful enough to vaporize oceans and melt its crust. Despite the chaos, life emerged anyway.

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