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The size of solid bodies does not include an object's atmosphere. For example, Titan looks bigger than Ganymede, but its solid body is smaller. For the giant planets, the "radius" is defined as the distance from the center at which the atmosphere reaches 1 bar of atmospheric pressure.
Planet Earth is a 2006 British television series produced by the BBC Natural History Unit. Five years in the making, it was the most expensive nature documentary series ever commissioned by the BBC and also the first to be filmed in high definition. [1] The series received multiple awards, including four Emmy Awards, a Peabody Award, and an ...
Ultraman (ウルトラマン, Urutoraman) [6] is a superhero who debuted in the pilot episode to his 1966 TV series of the same name, entitled "Ultraman". He is the first tokusatsu hero launched by the Ultra Series and by extension, Tsuburaya Productions. His appearance in the entertainment world helped spawn the Kyodai Hero genre with ...
Planet Earth II. Planet Earth II is a 2016 British nature documentary series produced by the BBC as a sequel to Planet Earth, which was broadcast in 2006. [2] The series is presented and narrated by Sir David Attenborough with the main theme music composed by Hans Zimmer.
Fastest organism. The peregrine falcon is the fastest bird, and the fastest member of the animal kingdom, with a diving speed of over 300 km/h (190 mph). [1] The fastest land animal is the cheetah. Among the fastest animals in the sea is the black marlin, with uncertain and conflicting reports of recorded speeds. [2] [3]
The largest living procyonid is the raccoon ( Procyon lotor) of North America, having a body length of 40 to 70 cm (16 to 28 in) and a body weight of 3.5 to 9 kg (8 to 20 lb). The extinct Chapalmalania of South America was the largest known member of this family, about 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) in body length.
The planet is about the size of Venus, so slightly smaller than Earth, and may be temperate enough to support life, the researchers said. Dubbed Gliese 12 b, the planet takes 12.8 days to orbit a ...
Pteropodina C. L. Bonaparte, 1837 [1] Megabats constitute the family Pteropodidae of the order Chiroptera ( bats ). They are also called fruit bats, Old World fruit bats, or—especially the genera Acerodon and Pteropus — flying foxes. They are the only member of the superfamily Pteropodoidea, which is one of two superfamilies in the suborder ...