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  ASTEROID TRACKERS
Join us as we investigate the hundreds of meteorites that have rocked us in the past, and the team of dedicated scientists working feverishly to protect us in the future. See how these men and women, using high-tech equipment, plan to fend off Apophis, a 250-ton behemoth heading directly for us.
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ASTEROID TRACKERS

Join in the race as scientist track asteroids headed towards us, plan ahead, and try to defend the earth.

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