24 Hours After: Asteroid Impact

Overview

Travel back 66 million years ago when a meteor struck the Earth, wiping out three-quarters of all life on the planet. What happened in those first hours? Why did some creatures survive while nearly all others perished? Using computer graphics and real-world recreations, National Geographic reveals the likely effects of the catastrophic impact that changed the world forever and examines who won, who lost, and why.

Cast

Peter Coyote

Narrator

Dan Durda

Scientist

Kirk Johnson

Douglas S. Robertson

Peter H. Schultz