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Earth's Wild Ride

Presented by Houston Museum of Natural Science at Houston Museum of Natural Science - Burke Baker Planetarium

January 1, 2010-December 21, 2011

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A grandfather and granddaughter watch a solar eclipse from scenic cliffs overlooking their moon colony. Conversation leads to contrasts between the moon, the only home the granddaughter knows, and the Earth, where the grandfather has spent most of his life.

Through his stories, the grandfather takes audiences on a wild canyon ride, to an ice age winter with a woolly mammoth, and to the time when the dinosaurs lived and died. Each experience begins with a telescope view of the dynamic Earth in stark contrast with the unchanging lunar landscape.

Earth’s Wild Ride is like many tales shared by grandparents over the centuries, except “the old country” is really another planet – always visible from the moon base, but totally unlike the granddaughter’s world.

Adventure and appreciation for home fill this 20-minute journey back to the Earth. Produced in collaboration with Rice University, through NASA’s Immersive Earth Project. Mix and Post Production - Fish-i Studios

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Houston Museum of Natural Science - Burke Baker Planetarium

5555 Hermann Park Drive
Houston, TX 77030

Full map and directions

Tickets:

Member-Adult $4.00
Member-Child (<18) $4.00
Adult $8.00
Child (3-11) $7.00
Senior (62+) $7.00
College (Current ID) $7.00
Group (20+ persons) $6.00

Times:

Multiple showings daily. Click here and go to the Planetarium listings for detailed daily schedule.

Phone: (713) 639-4629

Parking:

Paking available in the Houston Museum of Natural Science garage.

Accessibility Info: Currently, no accessibility information is available for this event.