Earth
Atmosphere
Season 1 Episode 4 of 5
Chris Packham examines how when the Earth first formed from clouds of dust and gas 4.6 billion years ago, it was - like so many other lifeless worlds in the universe - devoid of an atmosphere, an inhospitable rock floating in the black void of space. However, as the young planet was pummelled by asteroids, a period of extraordinary upheaval began
Earth airs on RTE2 HD at 6:00 PM, Sunday 16 February. (Subtitles, repeat.)
Topics
Education ➝ Science ➝ Factual Topics
Nature ➝ Animals ➝ Environment
Duncan Singh
Director
Jennifer Anafi-Acquah
Producer
Louise Salkow
Editor