24 Hours After: Asteroid Impact(2009)

movie - first aired/released 2009-11-24 - 50 min

Documentary

Directed by Jonathan Halperin

Travel back 66 million years ago when a meteor struck the Earth, wiping out three-quarters of all life on the planet. What happened in those first hours? Why did some creatures survive while nearly all others perished? Using computer graphics and real-world recreations, National Geographic reveals the likely effects of the catastrophic impact that changed the world forever and examines who won, who lost, and why.