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Tunguska Event
A massive explosion flattened 2,000 square kilometers of Siberian forest. 80 million trees destroyed. No crater. No fragments. What exploded over Tunguska?
June 30, 1908
Siberia, Russia
100+ witnesses
The Tunguska event was a massive explosion that occurred over Siberia in 1908.
The Event
According to documented accounts:
On June 30, 1908:
- A massive explosion occurred
- 80 million trees were flattened
- Windows broken hundreds of miles away
- No crater was found
Scientific Consensus
Most scientists agree:
- A meteor or comet fragment
- Exploded above ground
- Air burst caused the damage