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The Tunguska Event

A meteorite air burst.

Victim(s)

N/A

perpetrator(s)

Meteorite

Case Status

Closed Case

Case Years

June 30, 1908

Location(s)

Podkamennaya Tunguska River, Yeniseysk Governorate, Russian Empire

Synopsis

The Tunguska event occurred on June 30, 1908, when a massive explosion flattened around 2,000 square kilometers of forest near the Podkamennaya Tunguska River in Siberia, Russia. Believed to have been caused by the airburst of a meteor or comet fragment, the blast released energy equivalent to millions of tons of TNT, making it the largest impact event in recorded history.

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