Orbit: Earth's Extraordinary Journey
Season 12012
Right now you're hurtling around the sun at 64,000 miles an hour (100,000 kms an hour). In the next year you'll travel 584 million miles, to end up back where you started. Presenters Kate Humble and Dr Helen Czerski follow the Earth's voyage around the sun for one complete orbit, to witness the astonishing consequences this journey has for us all.
Storyline
Right now you're hurtling around the sun at 64,000 miles an hour (100,000 kms an hour). In the next year you'll travel 584 million miles, to end up back where you started. Presenters Kate Humble and Dr Helen Czerski follow the Earth's voyage around the sun for one complete orbit, to witness the astonishing consequences this journey has for us all.
First Aired
March 4, 2012
Last Aired
March 18, 2012
Runtime
1h 0min
Seasons
1
Episodes
3
Genre
Status
Ended
Language
English
Network
BBC Two
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