Tập
NOVA: Episode 5
Tóm tắt
NOVA covers scientists on the brink of a sputtering, shaking, impatient volcano, trying to forecast when it will go off. When it does, Mt. Pinatubo in the Philippines goes big time, producing the largest volcanic eruption in 80 years.
Chi tiết
- Phim bộ
- NOVA
- Mùa
- Mùa 20
- Tập
- Tập 5
- Ngày phát sóng
- 1993-02-09
- Thời lượng
- 55 min
Thông tin tập
Episode 5 là tập 5 trong Season 20 của NOVA. Tập này phát sóng ngày 1993-02-09. Thời lượng là 55 min.
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