100th anniversary of Tunguska event

by Gene on Jun. 30th, 2008

Today is the 100th anniversary of the Tunguska event, a massive explosion in remote Siberia which flattened trees for miles around. To this day no one is quite sure what it was, though the leading candidates are a collision with a large meteorite or a small asteroid. You can learn more about the event here.

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