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The Best Episodes of What on Earth?

Satellites orbit Earth at 17,000 miles an hour, capturing images of our world that are breathtaking, but some are bizarre. This unique perspective reveals objects...
  1. Background image for Enigmas of Area 51
    8.0/10(5 votes)

    #1 - Enigmas of Area 51

    S8:E8

    Satellites capture two strange patterns in the desert next to Area 51.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for Satan in Siberia
    7.9/10(10 votes)

    #2 - Satan in Siberia

    S5:E3

    A satanic symbol that points to an army of the dead in Siberia; a massive stone giant in a remote desert; evidence of a Russian doomsday device right on America's doorstep; cutting-edge technology helps experts answer sinister mysteries from space.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for Finding Jack the Ripper
    7.8/10(12 votes)

    #3 - Finding Jack the Ripper

    S5:E6

    New discoveries from space give experts new clues in the hunt for Jack the Ripper; a strange object crash-lands in Antarctica, experts speculate it could be an alien visitor.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Curse of the Ice Zombies
    7.7/10(12 votes)

    #4 - Curse of the Ice Zombies

    S5:E4

    Zombie reindeer haunting the mountains of Norway. Strange circles in the sand by a secret US military base. A gigantic streak in the Arctic pointing towards alien life. Cutting-edge technology helps experts answer these sinister mysteries from space.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Mystery of the Desert Shipwrecks
    7.6/10(9 votes)

    #5 - Mystery of the Desert Shipwrecks

    S5:E7

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Curse of the Sea Monster
    7.5/10(18 votes)

    #6 - Curse of the Sea Monster

    S3:E12

    A strange mass breaches surface of an ocean near Antarctica, sparking rumors of a mythological sea monster. An area of the US-Mexico border becomes an international mystery. Ancient rock carvings depict weird, unearthly beings.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Nazi Occult Temple
    7.5/10(6 votes)

    #7 - Nazi Occult Temple

    S8:E7

    Satellites capture a temple-like, Nazi structure hidden deep in the forests of Poland, leading an expert to investigate and uncover a tale of terrifying rituals, black magic and the rise of the most feared division of Hitler's war machine.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Island of the Alien Ooze
    7.4/10(7 votes)

    #8 - Island of the Alien Ooze

    S8:E3

    Satellite images capture a volcanic island that suddenly appears in the Pacific Ocean, and when NASA scientists arrive to investigate, they are baffled to find it's home to a primordial slime and zombie creatures with origins in outer space.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for Chinese Nuclear Pyramid
    7.4/10(7 votes)

    #9 - Chinese Nuclear Pyramid

    S8:E4

    Experts suspect a lost pyramid in China could be a secret military base.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for Siberian Hell Pit
    7.3/10(13 votes)

    #10 - Siberian Hell Pit

    S3:E16

    A massive chasm in a Siberian forest may be a gate to the underworld.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for Hunt for El Dorado
    7.3/10(11 votes)

    #11 - Hunt for El Dorado

    S3:E17

    Strange images from Colombia could lead researchers to a legendary city.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for Monsters at Fort Madness
    7.3/10(9 votes)

    #12 - Monsters at Fort Madness

    S5:E2

    Alien monoliths haunt the coast of England; an obliterated jungle points to an brutal narco gold rush; evidence of a strange blood-red creature emerging from the deep.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for Zombietown USA
    7.3/10(12 votes)

    #13 - Zombietown USA

    S8:E1

    Satellite images capture evidence of an abandoned town hidden in the American wilderness, and as experts analyze this new evidence, they reveal what this strange place has to do with a top-secret military plan to battle an army of the undead.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for The Damned of Devil's Island
    7.3/10(7 votes)

    #14 - The Damned of Devil's Island

    S8:E6

    The remains of an abandoned settlement high in the mountains of Peru could be an ancient Roman village, leaving experts to speculate if the Romans visited the Americas centuries before Columbus; if so, it could point to long-lost gold.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for Bloody Secret Of The Lost City
    7.2/10(15 votes)

    #15 - Bloody Secret Of The Lost City

    S3:E14

    A vast structure near the legendary city of Petra points to a bloody past.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for CIA Killer Monks
    7.2/10(13 votes)

    #16 - CIA Killer Monks

    S5:E1

    Something strange in the Himalayas could be evidence of a top-secret CIA program to turn monks into killer agents; cutting-edge science helps experts investigate the truth behind the mysterious anomaly.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for America’s Swamp Castle
    7.2/10(9 votes)

    #17 - America’s Swamp Castle

    S9:E5

    Images reveal a forgotten war-torn fortress in the swamplands of Louisiana.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for Stalin's Secret Atlantis
    7.2/10(5 votes)

    #18 - Stalin's Secret Atlantis

    S9:E9

    When experts spot what appears to be an abandoned city in the Caspian Sea, they investigate declassified Cold War evidence to reveal an Atlantis-like city built by the Soviets; what they find exposes its long-lost secrets.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for Raiders of the Holy Lance
    7.1/10(16 votes)

    #19 - Raiders of the Holy Lance

    S3:E8

    A heavily armored force takes over one of Syria's most ancient archaeology sites, prompting fears that its relics are being stolen. Tanks appear to be facing off in Antarctica next to an unworldly object. A water reservoir in LA suddenly turns black.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for Ghost of Zorro
    7.1/10(14 votes)

    #20 - Ghost of Zorro

    S3:E11

    A giant letter Z is carved into a Mexican hillside, evoking the mark of a legendary outlaw. A strange sighting in Germany points to secrets from the Cold War. Massive, blood-red marks in China prompt fears of a violent government crackdown.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  22. Background image for Strange Symbols in the Desert
    7.1/10(17 votes)

    #21 - Strange Symbols in the Desert

    S3:E13

    An amateur archaeologist stumbles open strange symbols scratched into the Kazakhstan Desert; CIA surveillance photographs show what looks like a giant Star of David on the island of Cuba; and a lake in the Brazilian rain forest that turned bright pink.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  23. Background image for Did We Find Flight 370?
    7.0/10(15 votes)

    #22 - Did We Find Flight 370?

    S3:E5

    Investigators find a new clue about the missing Malaysia Airlines flight that disappeared in 2014. An astronaut spots something strange in the Sahara Desert. A mysterious orange sludge invades a remote village in Alaska.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  24. Background image for Gateway to Eden
    7.0/10(23 votes)

    #23 - Gateway to Eden

    S3:E6

    A buried monument offers new evidence about one of the Bible's greatest mysteries. A giant shadow engulfs the Pacific Ocean. Scientists have trouble explaining a strange lake that's shaped like a perfect circle, and is home to otherworldly life.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for Cannibal Death Pit
    7.0/10(8 votes)

    #24 - Cannibal Death Pit

    S5:E10

    A strange circular forest next to a notorious cannibal site. When an eerie crater is spotted in Siberia, experts uncover if it could be evidence of Nikola Tesla's doomsday device. Cutting-edge tech helps experts answer these sinister mysteries from space.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  26. Background image for Aztec Alien Mystery
    7.0/10(8 votes)

    #25 - Aztec Alien Mystery

    S9:E3

    Images reveal an alien substance in the land of the Aztecs.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

Best Episodes Summary

"Enigmas of Area 51" is the best rated episode of "What on Earth?". It scored 8/10 based on 5 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/15/2020. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Satan in Siberia".