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Tunguska Event Site

Ground zero of the Tunguska event. The Tunguska event was a massive explosion that took place around 7:14 am on June 30, 1908 in Siberia, Russia. Although the cause is debated by some, the explosion is thought to be caused by the air burst of a large meteoroid or comet fragment at an altitude between 3 and 6 miles above Earth's surface. Expeditions to the area found immense damage with about 830 square miles of forest flattened.

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Tunguska Event Site

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Ground zero of the Tunguska event. The Tunguska event was a massive explosion that took place around 7:14 am on June 30, 1908 in Siberia, Russia. Although the cause is debated by some, the explosion is thought to be caused by the air burst of a large meteoroid or comet fragment at an altitude between 3 and 6 miles above Earth's surface. Expeditions to the area found immense damage with about 830 square miles of forest flattened.

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