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NOVA: Mystery of the Megavolcano
NOVA Mystery of the Megavolcano
Actor: Stacy Keach; Peter Thomas (VI); Don Wescott
Director: not listed
Genres: Documentary
NR     2007     0hr 56min

Scientists confront on an astounding possibility: that a single ancient cataclysmic volcanic eruption 75,000 years ago blasted ash and rock across an entire continent, spewing so much sulfuric acid into the atmosphere that...  more »

     
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Actor: Stacy Keach; Peter Thomas (VI); Don Wescott
Director: not listed
Genres: Documentary
Sub-Genres: Science & Technology
Studio: WGBH Boston
Format: DVD - Color - Closed-captioned
DVD Release Date: 01/16/2007
Original Release Date: 03/03/1974
Theatrical Release Date: 03/03/1974
Release Year: 2007
Run Time: 0hr 56min
Screens: Color
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Total Copies: 0
Members Wishing: 3
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Languages: English

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Informative and easy to watch
Rolland M. Waters | Sandpoint, ID USA | 05/06/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)

"I've been buying Nova documentaries so my 7-year old son can get some science in his head in addition to the complete list of Transformers and the details of their fates.

This DVD does that job admirably; he watched it quite closely, and after we watched it, it was clear that he understood the material and was enthused about it. He wasn't so enthused about living in a state adjacent to Yellowstone NP, but you can't have everything!

For adults, the material is still compelling, since you'll pick up more than a few interesting details of volcanic geology, how they match volcanic ash to a volano, and lest I forget, that Yellowstone's only 40k years overdue for the most destructive eruption ever.

For adults there's still a few "hmm" moments. For instance, matching ash from remote deposits back to the original "super volcano" plays a major role in the investigation portrayed by the documentary.

However, while there are several excellent scenes when not-matching samples are displayed against each other, when the matching samples are displayed, it's just two photos of the same sample. Ooh, boo, since I was really interested in seeing how an ash sample from many hundreds of miles away matches what they found in the crater. Would it be a match that's obvious to the uninitiated, or is it more like a fingerprint, where you have to know what to look for?

But that's a nit relative to the overall production, which is more than well enough done and met my goals perfectly."