• 1 minute 7 seconds
    Planetary science
    A short introduction to this album.
    12 April 2010, 11:25 pm
  • Transcript -- Planetary science
    Transcript -- A short introduction to this album.
    12 April 2010, 11:25 pm
  • 5 minutes 51 seconds
    The Nature of Impacts
    What happens when an asteroid crashes into a planet? Geologists investigate the causes of the Reis crater in Germany.
    23 January 2009, 3:03 am
  • Transcript -- The Nature of Impacts
    Transcript -- What happens when an asteroid crashes into a planet? Geologists investigate the causes of the Reis crater in Germany.
    23 January 2009, 3:03 am
  • 4 minutes 49 seconds
    The Formation of Craters
    When an asteroid penetrates the Earth's surface, it incredible temperatures and shockwaves transform the landscape.
    23 January 2009, 3:02 am
  • Transcript -- The Formation of Craters
    Transcript -- When an asteroid penetrates the Earth's surface, it incredible temperatures and shockwaves transform the landscape.
    23 January 2009, 3:02 am
  • 2 minutes 9 seconds
    Reconstructing the Impact
    The devastation caused in just 5 minutes when an asteroid smashes into the Earth.
    23 January 2009, 3:01 am
  • Transcript -- Reconstructing the Impact
    Transcript -- The devastation caused in just 5 minutes when an asteroid smashes into the Earth.
    23 January 2009, 3:01 am
  • 1 minute 27 seconds
    Low Angle Impacts
    Comparing the size and shape of craters on Earth and other planets. Special focus on the Rio Quarto crater in Argentina.
    23 January 2009, 3:00 am
  • Transcript -- Low Angle Impacts
    Transcript -- Comparing the size and shape of craters on Earth and other planets. Special focus on the Rio Quarto crater in Argentina.
    23 January 2009, 3:00 am
  • 2 minutes 25 seconds
    The Consequences on Earth
    Impacts can have massive environmental effects, for example, the meteor explosion above Tunguska, Siberia.
    23 January 2009, 2:59 am
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