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Marine Snow: The Origin of Oil

Marine Snow: The Origin of Oil

January 1, 1960

25m

Documentary

Overview

This film takes us into the microscopic world of the plankton that mass in the oceans. Their bodies ultimately turn to marine snow and accumulate on the ocean floor where, across vast time spans, they transform into crude oil.

Directed by

Tetsuro Onoma, Shinkichi Noda

Where to watch

In United States

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