Understanding the Universe: An Introduction to Astronomy, 2nd Edition. Episode 36 Catastrophic Collisions
(2024, original release: 2007)

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Provider: Kanopy

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PUBLISHED
The Great Courses, 2007
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2024
DESCRIPTION

1 online resource (streaming video file) (31 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound

ISBN/ISSN
15079922
LANGUAGE
English
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Comets and asteroids have struck Earth throughout its history. One such collision 65 million years ago probably caused the extinction of the dinosaurs. Astronomers now search for asteroids that could be a potential threat to Earth

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Alex Filippenko

Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2007

Mode of access: World Wide Web

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