The Third Planet

United States, 1989

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Episode number 1 of Series “The Miracle Planet”.
Volume 1 of “The Miracle Planet” series which examines craters and meteorites and the clues they provide for understanding the origin of the Earth and its atmosphere. It also shows the ways meteorite impacts continue to affect the planet.

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Credits

producer

Barry Stoner

production company

KCTS (Television station : Seattle, Wash.)

Duration

01:00:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1989

Appears in

The Miracle Planet

Group of items

The Miracle Planet

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

302545

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Atmosphere

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Atmosphere

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Earth - Origin

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Meteorites

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Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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