Fair rating?What on Earth?· Season 5 · Episode 7
Mystery of the Desert Shipwrecks
Hundreds of shipwrecks in the middle of a desert in Africa. A ghost town where hundreds of its inhabitants have mysteriously died. Something strange in North Korea. Cutting-edge tech helps experts answer these sinister mysteries from space.
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#8In Season 5of 10 rated episodes
#126All-timeof 139 rated episodes
−0.4vs season avgSeason 5 averages 7.7
2019First airedFebruary 19, 2019
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