A Trip to the moon

An imaginary rocket takes off to the moon and explores its surface. Describes conditions met in navigation to the moon. Once above the moon’s surface, shows in detail the craters and “seas”, the valleys and mountains that can be seen from the earth.

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Credits

production company

Encyclopaedia Britannica Films

co-producer

Milan Herzog

William Peltz

Duration

00:15:15:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1957

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

323055

Language

English

Subject categories

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Moon - Exploration

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Space flight to the moon

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Space sciences

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1957

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