Asteroids: Deadly Impact (1997) (TV)

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Director:

Eitan Weinreich

Writer:

Eitan Weinreich (writer)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

Searching the skies for a cosmic 'bullet'.

Plot Keywords:

Comet | Moon | Asteroid | Collision | Space

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Robbie Robertson	...	Narrator
Eugene Shoemaker	...	Himself
Carolyn Shoemaker	...	Herself
David Levy	...	Himself

Runtime:

55 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Meteor Crater, Barringer, Arizona, USA

Company:

National Geographic Society

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Asteroids: Deadly Impact is about the Shoemaker's and how they took the path less chosen suggesting that impacts from asteroids and comets are more prevalent than previously thought. Having always been fascinated with space, I was struck by the gregariousness of the Shoemakers and how animated they were telling their story. All you need to do is look at the moon to understand that things from space hit us all the time. Most of the objects are like bugs hitting the windshield, but now and then there will be something bigger that the windshield can't stop. Since this film was made, Near Earth Asteroid Tracking (NEAT) has downgraded the estimated number of planet killers much to the relief of most people. http://neat.jpl.nasa.gov/neatintr.htm I love these kind of documentaries because you get to see the science and the people involved.