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OU academics feature in Horizon special on Meteors

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The Truth About Meteors: A Horizon Special, was broadcast BBC2 at 9pm on Sunday 3 March 2013.

The danger of meteorites striking the Earth is the topic of this Horizon special. Both Professor in Planetary Sciences Monica Grady and Research Associate Natalie Starkey appeared on the programme, which focussed on the meteorite which struck Russia two weeks ago, and the much larger DA14 asteroid which passed within 17,000 miles of the planet on the same day.

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