Fireballs From Space


60m 2001

Brief Synopsis

Documentary about comets, asteroids and meteors, from the meteoric fireball thought to have killed the dinosaurs 65 million years ago, to the fiery comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 that plowed head-on into Jupiter. Scientists at the Los Alamos Laboratory in New Mexico show how they use a supercomputer to simu

Film Details

Also Known As
2001: A Discovery Space Journey (10/21/01), Eldklot från rymden, Fireballs From Space: Comets, Asteroids and Meteors
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2001

Technical Specs

Duration
60m

Synopsis

Documentary about comets, asteroids and meteors, from the meteoric fireball thought to have killed the dinosaurs 65 million years ago, to the fiery comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 that plowed head-on into Jupiter. Scientists at the Los Alamos Laboratory in New Mexico show how they use a supercomputer to simulate the potential effects of a fireball collision.

Film Details

Also Known As
2001: A Discovery Space Journey (10/21/01), Eldklot från rymden, Fireballs From Space: Comets, Asteroids and Meteors
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2001

Technical Specs

Duration
60m

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