Planetary science - for iPad/Mac/PC

Planetary science - for iPad/Mac/PC

The Open University

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Our planet is at the centre of a cosmic shooting gallery. This album examines the evidence for and effect of asteroid impacts and meteor explosions on Earth. The 6 video tracks assess the environmental effects caused by bolides of different sizes and trajectories. How do scientists detect that a crater on Earth is the result of an asteroid impact? Ian Gilmour visits an unusual circular feature at Nordingen in Southern Germany and Peter Schultz de...Read More
Our planet is at the centre of a cosmic shooting gallery. This album examines the evidence...Read More
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Planetary science

12 Apr 2010 | 01 min 07 secs

Planetary science

12 Apr 2010 | 01 min 07 secs

The Nature of Impacts

23 Jan 2009 | 05 mins 51 secs

The Nature of Impact...

23 Jan 2009 | 05 mins 51 secs

The Formation of Craters

23 Jan 2009 | 04 mins 49 secs

The Formation of Cra...

23 Jan 2009 | 04 mins 49 secs

Reconstructing the Impact

23 Jan 2009 | 02 mins 09 secs

Reconstructing the I...

23 Jan 2009 | 02 mins 09 secs

Low Angle Impacts

23 Jan 2009 | 01 min 27 secs

Low Angle Impacts

23 Jan 2009 | 01 min 27 secs

The Consequences on Earth

23 Jan 2009 | 02 mins 25 secs

The Consequences on ...

23 Jan 2009 | 02 mins 25 secs

The Pacific Ocean Explosi...

23 Jan 2009 | 02 mins 03 secs

The Pacific Ocean Ex...

23 Jan 2009 | 02 mins 03 secs