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Avatar's Pandora in Real Life is Terrifying

Avatar's Pandora in Real Life is Terrifying

Update: 2025-12-11
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Avatar's Pandora is known as the wildest, most beautiful, and most deadly place in the galaxy. Ever wondered why the air could be lethal or what makes bodies glow? Discover fascinating elements and forces like tidal heating, and why a gas giant could devastate Pandora's surface. Plus, find out why Netflix might not be an option there.


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00:00 : Avatar’s Pandora in Real Life is Terrifying
00:41 : Pandora
01:30 : Polyphemus
03:00 : Pandora's atmosphere
04:48 : The Alpha Centauri star system


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See show notes: https://inlet.fm/what-if-science-theories-possibilities/episodes/681d85f6e64c4b83e7e516f5

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