Atmosphere
Documentary
The Planets looks at planetary atmospheres. It looks at the life giving atmosphere of Earth, the crushing greenhouse of Venus, the thin gaseous layer of Mars, and the maelstrom of the gas giant Jupiter.
Director
David McNab
Writers
David McNab, James Younger
Stars
Donald Black, Dave Grinspoon, Mark Halliley
Release Date
June 3, 1999
🎭 Top Cast
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Donald Black
as Self
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Dave Grinspoon
as Self - University of Colorado
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Mark Halliley
as Self - Narrator
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Andy Ingersold
as Self - Planetary Scientist
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Joseph William Kittinger
as Self - Project Excelsior
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Leonid Ksanfomality
as Self - Institute of Space Research, Moscow
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Mikhail Marov
as Self - Russian Academy of Sciences
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Vladimir Perminov
as Self - Lavochkin Association, Moscow
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Carolyn Porco
as Self - University of Arizona
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Alvin Seiff
as Self - NASA Ames Research Centre
🎬 Technical Specs
🏷️ Keywords
venusrocket launchingcassini probetitansaturn
🎯 Categories
Documentary
📖 Synopsis
The Planets looks at planetary atmospheres. It looks at the life giving atmosphere of Earth, the crushing greenhouse of Venus, the thin gaseous layer of Mars, and the maelstrom of the gas giant Jupiter.