How The Earth Was Made: Birth Of The Earth

Molten, glowing sphere being pelted by rocks. Caption: was the fledgling Earth.

As shown on the History Channel. Four and a half billion years ago, the Earth formed from dust in space to become a molten ball of rock orbiting the Sun. Travels back in time to investigate how the fledgling planet survived a cataclysmic cosmic collision with another world, how molten rock solidified to land, how our oceans filled with water, and how life arrived on Earth. Geologists study the oldest rocks on Earth and meteorites from outer space to solve the geological mystery of all--the birth of the Earth.

(Source: DCMP)

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Keywords:
geology, the big bang

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  • How The Earth Was Made: Birth Of The Earth

    Type:
    Video
    Format:
    Streaming
    Accommodations:
    English Audio Descriptions - Visual, English Captions - Auditory
    Languages:
    English
    License:
    DCMP Membership
    Author:
    A & E Television Network
    Length:
    45 minutes