
Close-Up on Planets
1982-09-28 · 20 min · Not rated
Computer animation and footage from NASA space missions explain how our solar system evolved and the place Earth has within the system.
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- Charles L. Finance
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- Disney Educational Productions
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- United States of America
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- Released
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