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Head Rush: Cool Jobs in Science: Meteorite Men
Geoffrey and Steve, the Meteorite Men, use astronomy, algebra, geometry, geology, and physics to do their jobs: running around the globe finding rocks that have fallen from outer space!
Added: Oct 6, 2010
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Runtime: 01:00
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