The Universe S4E2 — The Day the Moon Was Gone

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The Universe•Season 4•Episode 2

The Day the Moon Was Gone

6.8/10 · 71 votesAug 25, 200945 min

Ranked #10 of 12 in Season 4•−0.5 vs season avg

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Without the moon, Earth would be a very different and desolate place today--four hours of sunlight with pitch-black nights, steady 100-mph winds spawning giant hurricanes that last for months, and virtually no complex life forms, much less humans. Safe to say, we probably owe our

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Season 4 Episodes12

E1 7.3

Death Stars

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The Day the Moon Was Gone

E3 7.2

It Fell From Space

E4 7.5

Biggest Blasts

E5 7.8

The Hunt for Ringed Planets

E6 6.2

10 Ways to Destroy the Earth

E7 7.4

The Search for Cosmic Clusters

Space Wars

Liquid Universe

Pulsars & Quasars

Science Fiction, Science Fact

E12 7.7

Extreme Energy

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David Ackroyd

Erik Thompson

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Episode Summary

"The Day the Moon Was Gone" is episode 2 of The Universe season 4. It scored 6.8/10 from 71 votes, ranking #10 of 12 episodes this season (season average 7.3). It aired on August 25, 2009.

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