Tập
Horizon: Episode 12
Tóm tắt
Report on the research into volcanoes by British scientists Professor Geoff Brow n and Dr. Hazel Rymer, who have developed a technique of exploring the magma chambers of volcanoes and predicting when they will erupt.
Chi tiết
- Phim bộ
- Horizon
- Mùa
- Mùa 24
- Tập
- Tập 12
- Ngày phát sóng
- 1987-03-23
- Thời lượng
- 60 min
Thông tin tập
Episode 12 là tập 12 trong Season 24 của Horizon. Tập này phát sóng ngày 1987-03-23. Thời lượng là 60 min.
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