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Narrator: THEY WERE
THE BIGGEST EXPLOSIONS EVER SEEN IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM. Dr. Thaller:
HAD THAT COMET HIT US, IT WOULD HAVE RESURFACED
THE PLANET AND WOULD HAVE BEEN THE END
OF LIFE AS WE KNOW IT. Dr. Levison:
IF JUPITER WASN'T THERE, WE BELIEVE THAT THE IMPACT RATE
ON THE EARTH WOULD BE SOMETHING LIKE 1,000
TIMES MORE THAN WE SEE TODAY
THE BIGGEST EXPLOSIONS EVER SEEN IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM. Dr. Thaller:
HAD THAT COMET HIT US, IT WOULD HAVE RESURFACED
THE PLANET AND WOULD HAVE BEEN THE END
OF LIFE AS WE KNOW IT. Dr. Levison:
IF JUPITER WASN'T THERE, WE BELIEVE THAT THE IMPACT RATE
ON THE EARTH WOULD BE SOMETHING LIKE 1,000
TIMES MORE THAN WE SEE TODAY
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Narrator: THEY WERE
THE BIGGEST EXPLOSIONS
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EVER SEEN IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM.
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Dr. Thaller:
HAD THAT COMET HIT US,
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IT WOULD HAVE RESURFACED
THE PLANET
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AND WOULD HAVE BEEN THE END
OF LIFE AS WE KNOW IT.
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Dr. Levison:
IF JUPITER WASN'T THERE,
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WE BELIEVE THAT THE IMPACT RATE
ON THE EARTH
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WOULD BE SOMETHING LIKE 1,000
TIMES MORE THAN WE SEE TODAY.
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Movie Summary
A users guide to the cosmos from the big bang to galaxies, stars, planets and moons. Where did it all come from and how does it all fit together. A primer for anyone who has ever looked up at the night sky and wondered.