Fragile Planet
Fragile Planet gives audiences an astronaut’s view of Earth, highlighting Earths unique regions.
The journey then continues to the Moon, Mars, and beyond the Milky Way to search for habitats that might host extraterrestrial life. The show’s theme — that Earth is the only known haven for life, and thus is important to protect — echoes the themes of biodiversity and sustainability. The visual foundation of the show lies in scientific visualization. From
the high-resolution satellite imagery of Earth, the positions of galaxies more than 50 million light years distant, the three-dimensional terrain of Valles Mariner is on Mars to the locations of extrasolar planetary systems in interstellar space, everything audiences will see in Fragile Planet has a basis in astronomers’ best understanding of the Universe.
TRAILER
Audience
ga, grades-6-8, grades-9-12
Languages
English, Finnish, Greek, Russian, Swedish
Subjects
earth science, life science and nature, solar system, space science and astronomy
Runtime
25 minutes
Release
2008