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  • The Universe Catastrophes that Changed the Planets (Season 6, Episode 1)
  • TV-14
    TV Episode | 45 min | Documentary, History

The Universe

Catastrophes that Changed the Planets (Season 6, Episode 1)
TV-14
TV Episode | 45 min | Documentary, History
The planets of our solar system have experienced epic catastrophes throughout their long history, both raining down from outside and bubbling up from within. We'll voyage back in time to investigate the violent events that profoundly ...See moreThe planets of our solar system have experienced epic catastrophes throughout their long history, both raining down from outside and bubbling up from within. We'll voyage back in time to investigate the violent events that profoundly shaped the planets, including earth itself. We'll witness stunning revelations about what transformed Mars into a barren, hostile desert...The disaster that changed Venus from temperate to hellish...The impact that blew away Mercury's mantle, turning it into a planetary core...A colossal disturbance that rearranged the orbits of the gas giants...Titanic impacts on Jupiter...And how a lost moon may finally explain Saturn's rings. Written by Anonymous See less
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Director
Laura Verklan
Writers
Gabriel Rotello (supervising writer) | Laura Verklan
Composer
Eric Amdahl
Cinematographers
Tom Collins | Kenneth Stipe (as Ken Stipe)
Editor
Dan Wolfmeyer
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Oct 25, 2011
Release date
Oct 25, 2011 (United States)

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6 cast members
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Erik Thomson
Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice)   See fewer
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Alex Filippenko
Self - Univ. of California, Berkeley Self - Univ. of California, Berkeley   See fewer
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Michael Mischna
Self - NASA / JPL Self - NASA / JPL   See fewer
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Dan Durda
Self - Southwest Research Institute Self - Southwest Research Institute   See fewer
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Laura Danly
Self - Griffith Observatory Self - Griffith Observatory   See fewer
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Greg Laughlin
Self - Univ. of California, Santa Cruz Self - Univ. of California, Santa Cruz   See fewer
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