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Pluto: Rediscovered
Series title:Naked Science VHierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:2008Item number (ISN):415244Type of material:Moving imagesFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:HANDEL PRODUCTIONS INC.Accession:2008-0047Media:VideoPart:1 of 1Production date:2008Production company:Handel Productions Inc.
Pioneer Films & TV ProductionsProduction credit:director, Lorne Townend; executive producer, Stephen Marsh; Alan Handel; photography, Jean-Pierre St-Louis; editing, Roy Gilbert; music, James Gelfand; narrator, Demetri GoritsasDescription:On August 24, 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) declassified Pluto as a planet and reclassified it as a member of the new dwarf planet category like other elements of the recently discovered Kuiper Belt. This episode of the documentary series presents the history of the discovery of Pluto, the search for other elements in the solar system further than Pluto, the debate on Pluto’s classification, the study of the composition of Pluto’s atmosphere and surface, and the expectations linked to the New Horizons spacecraft, which should reach Pluto in July 2015. <46mn 50s>Language:EnglishNotes:Detailed holdings information: -
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