Crater of Death

Synopsis: Looks at the evidence discovered in 1979 of an extra-terrestrial impact that obliterated the dinosaurs and much other life. After some 12 years of detective work, scientists have discovered the 200km-wide crater left behind by one of the largest explosions since life began on earth, in the vicinity of Chicxulub, Mexico, which caused billions of tons of sulphuric acid to be released into the atmosphere and tidal waves across the globe. Shows a computerised reconstruction of the moment of the meteorite’s impact.
Series: Horizon, Series
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.
Year of production: 1997
Availability: Sale
Notes: Broadcast on BBC2 on 11/9/97.
Subjects: Geology
Keywords: dinosaurs; meteorites; palaeontology

Name: BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning
Contact: Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)
Email: BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com
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Phone: +44 (0) 20 8433 1009
Address: BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK
Notes: The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’

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