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The Tunguska Event: On June 30, 1908, a massive explosion occurred above the Tunguska region of Siberia. Witnesses saw a blinding blue light that turned red before a blast flattened 800 square miles of forest. The explosion was so powerful it was recorded as far away as London, yet no crater was ever found. Scientists believe it was an asteroid or comet that exploded in midair, but no debris has ever been confirmed. Over a century later, the Tunguska Event is still one of Earth’s greatest unsolv

Tunguska Mystery - an unexplained event that toppled 80 million trees over an area of 830 square miles in central Russia #space #mystery #tunguska #event #unsolved #wtf #trending #unexplained #nasa #what | The Strangest

The Tunguska event is the largest impact event on Earth in recorded history, though much larger impacts occurred in prehistoric times. Tunguska exploded five miles up in the atmosphere with the force of about a 15 megaton hydrogen bomb. As a result of that explosion, over 820 miles of old growth Taiga Forest was utterly obliterated. What are the takeaways for future actions as you think about this event? | Cosmic Summit

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On June 30, 1908, a massive explosion tore through the air above a remote forest in Siberia, Russia. This was the Tunguska Event, and it remains the largest impact event on Earth in recorded history. Witnesses described a fireball brighter than the sun trailing across the sky, followed by a blast so powerful it knocked people off their feet 40 miles away. The heat was so intense that one man felt as if his shirt was on fire. Here is the mind-blowing part: there was no impact crater. Scientists b