Comments on: Geology in the Movies: The Chronicles of Riddick http://www.goodschist.com/2008/03/21/geology-in-the-movies-the-chronicles-of-riddick/ geology and planetary science. done good. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:36:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Bryan http://www.goodschist.com/2008/03/21/geology-in-the-movies-the-chronicles-of-riddick/comment-page-1/#comment-1100 Bryan Sun, 09 Aug 2009 22:27:15 +0000 http://www.goodschist.com/2008/03/21/geology-in-the-movies-the-chronicles-of-riddick/#comment-1100 I'm wondering if Planet Crematoria might be the closest we'll get to a cinematic visualization of an Earth exposed to a hypernova that's within say, 300 light-years, or so. Lots of cinematic license is still required, even given the accommodation of deeply-subterranean living/prison facilities; I can't imagine a breathable atmosphere remaining stable for any appreciable length of time. I’m wondering if Planet Crematoria might be the closest we’ll get to a cinematic visualization of an Earth exposed to a hypernova that’s within say, 300 light-years, or so.

Lots of cinematic license is still required, even given the accommodation of deeply-subterranean living/prison facilities; I can’t imagine a breathable atmosphere remaining stable for any appreciable length of time.

]]> By: The Accretionary Wedge #7: Geology/ists in the Movies « The Accretionary Wedge http://www.goodschist.com/2008/03/21/geology-in-the-movies-the-chronicles-of-riddick/comment-page-1/#comment-182 The Accretionary Wedge #7: Geology/ists in the Movies « The Accretionary Wedge Thu, 24 Apr 2008 21:11:05 +0000 http://www.goodschist.com/2008/03/21/geology-in-the-movies-the-chronicles-of-riddick/#comment-182 [...] at goodSchist takes us on a tour of the extreme geology to be found on the planet Crematoria in The Chronicles of Riddick. With a name like Crematoria and planet-wide explosive volcanic [...] [...] at goodSchist takes us on a tour of the extreme geology to be found on the planet Crematoria in The Chronicles of Riddick. With a name like Crematoria and planet-wide explosive volcanic [...]

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