Watch Asteroids: Deadly Impact

Asteroids: Deadly Impact is a documentary from National Geographic that explores the potentially catastrophic impact of asteroids on Earth. The documentary was originally premiered in 1997 and is hosted by the highly regarded and knowledgeable experts Robbie Robertson, Eugene Shoemaker and Carolyn Shoemaker.

The show begins by outlining just how catastrophic a collision with an asteroid could be, and how we are not as defenseless as we once believed against such an event. The series then dives into the discovery of asteroids, and how they have been monitored by astronomers for some time. One of the most notable of these astronomers is Eugene Shoemaker, who is featured heavily throughout this documentary.

Eugene Shoemaker was the first astronomer to propose the connection between very large impact craters and meteorite impacts. Shoemaker