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Comets: Time Capsules of the Solar System
- 1981 ----- color ----- 11 min ----- 16mm
- Some scientists now regard comets as a potential source of information about the birth of the solar system. Combines animation sequences with live-action and documentary footage for an exploration of the role comets play in contemporary scientific research about the solar system's beginnings. Included are discussions on the comets' structure, theories about composition and the fascinating theory that scientists now believe that comets may contain particles of the original cloud from which our solar system condensed over four and a half billion years ago.
- Topics: (Astronomy)
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