| Description |
1 online resource (4 min., 21 sec.) : FLV file, sd., col. |
| Series |
Sciencecasts |
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Sciencecasts.
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| System Details |
System requirements: multimedia software player capable of playing Flash Video format such as Adobe Flash Player for streaming file and RealPlayer for downloadable file. |
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Mode of access: Internet via NASA's Sciencecasts videos home page. |
| Note |
Video file available in both streaming (4 min., 21 sec.) and downloadable (4 min., 20 sec.) formats. |
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Closed-captioned. |
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Title from title screen (viewed Dec. 14, 2012). |
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"Science@NASA"--Initial credits screen and title screen. |
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"Published on Dec 11, 2012"--Video home page. |
| Summary |
Presents views of NASA scientists that debunk media reports of an ancient Mayan prophecy which predicted that the end of the world would occur on Dec. 21, 2012 and that the Mayan calendar likewise ended at that time. |
| Note |
Live action video complemented by still images that show an ancient Mayan calendar and depictions of Mayan society. |
| Subject |
Maya calendar -- Popular works.
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Maya astronomy -- Popular works.
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End of the world (Astronomy) -- Popular works.
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Mayas in popular culture -- Popular works.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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Internet videos.
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| Added Author |
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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| Note |
Why the world did not end yesterday |
| Gpo Item No. |
0830-D-44 (online) |
| Sudoc No. |
NAS 1.117:W 89 |
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