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Chasing Pluto
Season 42
Episode 13
Watch as the New Horizons spacecraft captures our first clear view of Pluto’s icy surface.
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- Thursday Jul 23, 2:00 AM PDT on PBS SoCal
- Thursday Jul 23, 1:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal Plus
- Sunday Jul 26, 9:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal Plus
- Monday Jul 27, 1:00 AM PDT on PBS SoCal Plus
- Monday Jul 27, 7:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal Encore
- Tuesday Jul 28, 3:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal
- Tuesday Jul 28, 4:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal WORLD
- Tuesday Jul 28, 9:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal WORLD
- Wednesday Jul 29, 1:00 AM PDT on PBS SoCal Encore
- Wednesday Jul 29, 5:00 AM PDT on PBS SoCal WORLD
- Wednesday Jul 29, 7:00 AM PDT on PBS SoCal Encore
- Wednesday Jul 29, 1:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal Encore
- Saturday Aug 1, 6:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal Encore
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