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Why the world didn't end yesterday.
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- Government document
- Video
- Series:
- Sciencecasts
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Maya calendar--Popular works.
- Maya calendar.
- Maya astronomy--Popular works.
- Maya astronomy.
- End of the world (Astronomy)--Popular works.
- End of the world (Astronomy).
- Mayas in popular culture--Popular works.
- Mayas in popular culture.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Internet videos.
- Popular works.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (4 min., 21 sec.) : FLV file, sound, color.
- Other Title:
- Why the world did not end yesterday
- Place of Publication:
- [Washington, D.C.?] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2012.
- Summary:
- Presents views of NASA scientists that debunk media reports of an ancient Mayan prophecy which predicted that the end of the world would occur on Dec. 21, 2012 and that the Mayan calendar likewise ended at that time.
- Notes:
- Video file available in both streaming (4 min., 21 sec.) and downloadable (4 min., 20 sec.) formats.
- Closed-captioned.
- Title from title screen (viewed Dec. 14, 2012).
- "Science@NASA"--Initial credits screen and title screen.
- "Published on Dec 11, 2012"--Video home page.
- Live action video complemented by still images that show an ancient Mayan calendar and depictions of Mayan society.
- OCLC:
- 821190212
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