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Close Encounters, hosted by Adam Hart-Davis, delves into the mysterious world of asteroids, meteors and meteorites. The 29 September 2004, approach of asteroid Toutatis to Earth is the closest in ...this century of any known asteroid at least as large as Toutatis. The asteroid will come within 962,951 miles of Earth. As asteroid Toutatis is only visible in the Southern Hemisphere, the Open University and BBC are ensuring that Britain will also have a close encounter with Toutatis.
Close Encounters, hosted by Adam Hart-Davis, delves into the mysterious world of asteroids, meteors and meteorites. The 29 September 2004, approach of asteroid Toutatis to Earth is the closest in ...this century of any known asteroid at least as large as Toutatis. The asteroid will come within 962,951 miles of Earth. As asteroid Toutatis is only visible in the Southern Hemisphere, the Open University and BBC are ensuring that Britain will also have a close encounter with Toutatis.
| First transmission date: | 29-09-2004 |
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| Published: | 2004 |
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| Duration: | 00:58:22 |
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| Producer: | Patrick Titley |
| Contributors: | Jim Benson; James Bigglestone; Peter Birtwhistle; David Bryant; Steve Chesley; Francisco Diego; Rob Elliot; Graham Ensor; Matt Genge; Tony Gillham; Lucie Green; Adam Hart-Davis; Marvin Killgore; John Lewis; Brian Marsden; Andy Norton; Steve Ostro; Christian Pollas; David Radford; Sara Russell; Lindsey Simpson; Tony Toye; Don Yeomans |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Link to related site: | : http://www.open2.net/astronomy/asteroids/close_encounters.html |
| Subject terms: | Asteroids; Astronomy; Meteorites; Near Earth asteroids; Toutatis |
| Master spool number: | BOU11207 |
| Production number: | JOUA344R |
| Videofinder number: | 6891 |
| Available to public: | no |
