# minutephysics — How Do We Know What Air is Like on Other Planets?

A hand-drawn whiteboard-style explainer on black that starts from known atmospheres (Jupiter, Europa), shows why distant exoplanets seem unreachable, then builds the transit-spectroscopy method step by step. It ends on a talking-head sign-off with sponsor logos and credits.

- Code: EX-0048
- Kind: Explainer
- Format: Talking-head explainer
- Brand: minutephysics
- Made by: minutephysics
- Length: 162.3s · 28 beats · 10.3 beats/min · 7 hard cuts
- Industry: Education, Media
- Style: Flat 2D, Hand-drawn, Data viz, Voiceover, Music-led, Dark UI, Minimal, Documentary
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfJ-i4Y6DGU
- Full breakdown: https://cutmap.co/v/minutephysics-how-do-we-know-what-air-is-like-on-other-planets

## The breakdown

The full breakdown has eleven sheets: Snapshot, Opening, Structure, Timeline, Rhythm, Look, Movement, Sound & words, Why it works, Production, Build brief. It is available to Cutmap Pro members at https://cutmap.co/v/minutephysics-how-do-we-know-what-air-is-like-on-other-planets.