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Tunguska Event. Photo 1929 via Leonid Kulik.
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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
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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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