Tunguska event
A large airburst over remote Siberia that flattened roughly 2,000 square kilometres of forest without leaving an impact crater — the largest asteroid or comet impact in recorded history.
Impact eventOverview
A large airburst over remote Siberia that flattened roughly 2,000 square kilometres of forest without leaving an impact crater — the largest asteroid or comet impact in recorded history.
Figures are given only where scientifically established; this page describes the event factually, without exaggeration.
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- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
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- BritannicaEncyclopaedia Britannica
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