Understanding the Universe: An Introduction to Astronomy, 2nd Edition. Episode 35 Comets-Gorgeous Primordial Snowballs
(2024, original release: 2007)
Nonfiction
eCourse
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PUBLISHED
The Great Courses, 2007
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2024
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2024
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource (streaming video file) (31 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
ISBN/ISSN
15079920
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Title from title frames
Comets are "dirty snowballs" from beyond the orbit of Neptune. As they approach the Sun, they begin to evaporate and produce gaseous tails. In 2005, a space probe impacted Comet Tempel 1, revealing the nature of its interior
Film
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Alex Filippenko
Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2007
Mode of access: World Wide Web