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It's the ultimate in adventure travel, but it's not for the faint of heart. Today's super space traveler must endure drastic climates that shift from 840 degrees in the sun to minus 275 degrees in the shade, crushing gravity, acid smog, and blistering radiation. But the sights — from Jupiter's churning red eye to Saturn's glittering rings — are out of this world. Blast-off with A Traveler's Guide To The Planets, National Geographic Channel's ultimate travel guide to the Solar System. Learn what to pack, which planet has the best sights, and where to park the rover.

The 6-part mini series event A Traveler's Guide To The Planets starts Sunday, February 14, at 9pm ET/PT taking viewers on a breathtaking journey through the planets in our solar system. In each one hour episode premiere, see stunning images of each planet including highly detailed images captured by today's ultra high-tech telescopes. Advanced animation takes you up close and personal with these distant worlds, as we plunge through space to get a better look at the neighbors.

Then, travel with NASA experts to extreme environments on our own planet like Chile's Atacama Desert or Hawaii's volcanoes that are providing scientists with valuable insights into what a trip to one of our planetary neighbors might be like. And see the next generation of space probes as they are prepared for upcoming missions that may bring the dream of interplanetary travel even closer than ever. (Source: National Geographic Channel)

1. Venus and Mercury

2. Mars

3. Jupiter

4. Saturn

5. Neptune and Uranus

6. Pluto and Beyond