- Tunguska event - Wikipedia
The Tunguska event was a large explosion of between 3 and 50 megatons [2] that occurred near the Podkamennaya Tunguska River in Yeniseysk Governorate (now Krasnoyarsk Krai), Russia, on the morning of 30 June 1908 [1][3] The explosion over the sparsely populated East Siberian taiga felled an estimated 80 million trees [dubious – discuss] over
- Tunguska event | Summary, Cause, Facts | Britannica
The Tunguska event was an enormous explosion that occurred at about 7:14 AM on June 30, 1908, at an altitude of 5–10 km (15,000–30,000 feet), flattening some 2,000 square km (500,000 acres) and charring more than 100 square km of pine forest near the Podkamennaya Tunguska River in central Siberia, Russia
- 115 Years Ago: The Tunguska Asteroid Impact Event - NASA
On June 30, 1908, an asteroid plunged into Earth’s atmosphere and exploded in the skies over Siberia Local eyewitnesses in the sparsely populated region reported seeing a fireball and hearing a large explosion They also reported massive forest fires, and trees blown over for miles
- 2K22 Tunguska - Wikipedia
The 2K22 Tunguska (Russian: 2К22 "Тунгуска") is a Soviet tracked self-propelled anti-aircraft gun armed with a surface-to-air gun and missile system It is designed to provide day and night protection for infantry and tank regiments against low-flying aircraft, helicopters, and cruise missiles in all weather conditions
- The Tunguska Event: What Really Happened In Siberia In 1908?
The Tunguska Event, as it came to be known, remains one of the most enigmatic occurrences in modern history, sparking numerous theories about its cause Eyewitnesses reported seeing a fireball streaking across the sky, followed by an ear-splitting explosion that caused the ground to tremble
- A Cosmic Explosion Over Siberia - NASA Earth Observatory
However, one of Earth’s best-known encounters with a near-Earth object in recent history—the Tunguska Event —left no permanent mark Early in the morning on June 30, 1908, an object that scientists estimate was between 50 and 100 meters (150 and 300 feet) across plunged into Earth’s atmosphere, creating a brilliant fireball that
- What Caused The Mysterious Tunguska Explosion of 1908?
The Tunguska Event of 1908 devastated a large area of the Russian taiga but remains shrouded in mystery What happened more than 100 years ago?
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