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When the Earth Had Two Moons: Cannibal Planets, Icy Giants, Dirty Comets, Dreadful Orbits, and the Origins of the Night Sky by Erik Asphaug

When the Earth Had Two Moons: Cannibal Planets, Icy Giants, Dirty Comets, Dreadful Orbits, and the Origins of the Night Sky: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the When the Earth Had Two Moons: Cannibal Planets, Icy Giants, Dirty Comets, Dreadful Orbits, and the Origins of the Night Sky audiobook runs 9.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Adam Verner (about 6.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.2listening hrs
Astronomy & Physicsstore shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 9.2 hours, it runs longer than 66% of the 1,009 Astronomy & Physics audiobooks in our catalog.

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

When the Earth Had Two Moons: Cannibal Planets, Icy Giants, Dirty Comets, Dreadful Orbits, and the Origins of the Night Sky is an audiobook by Erik Asphaug: a 9.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Adam Verner, released October 29, 2019, on the Astronomy & Physics and Learn Something New shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.2 hrs
Narrated by
Adam Verner
Released
October 29, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Astronomy & Physics, Learn Something New
ISBN
9780062895080

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How long is the When the Earth Had Two Moons: Cannibal Planets, Icy Giants, Dirty Comets, Dreadful Orbits, and the Origins of the Night Sky audiobook?

When the Earth Had Two Moons: Cannibal Planets, Icy Giants, Dirty Comets, Dreadful Orbits, and the Origins of the Night Sky runs 9.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.1 hours.

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Who narrates When the Earth Had Two Moons: Cannibal Planets, Icy Giants, Dirty Comets, Dreadful Orbits, and the Origins of the Night Sky?

When the Earth Had Two Moons: Cannibal Planets, Icy Giants, Dirty Comets, Dreadful Orbits, and the Origins of the Night Sky is narrated by Adam Verner.