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200950 minPG-13documentary

24 Hours After: Asteroid Impact

200950 minPG-13documentary

Three-quarters of all life on Earth vanished 66 million years ago after a meteor impact, leading to a dramatic shift in the planet's ecosystems.

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Jonathan Halperin

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Three-quarters of all life on Earth vanished 66 million years ago after a meteor impact, leading to a dramatic shift in the planet's ecosystems.

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Jonathan Halperindirector

Jaime Bernankewriter

Peter Coyote

Peter Coyotecast

Kirk Johnson

Kirk Johnsoncast

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Sixty-six million years ago, a meteor struck Earth, causing a mass extinction event. The impact wiped out three-quarters of all life. National Geographic uses computer graphics and real-world recreations to illustrate the immediate aftermath. The film details what occurred in the hours following the impact and investigates why certain species survived while most did not. The documentary runs for 50 minutes and was released in 2009.

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