Tunguska after the 1908 explosion. On June 30, 1908, something exploded 8 km above the Stony Tunguska river. About 2150 square kilometres of Siberian taiga were devastated and 80 millions trees were overthrown. Up to now, it is not clear whether the great explosion was due to a comet or an asteroid or something else.

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Caption: Tunguska after the 1908 explosion. On June 30, 1908, something exploded 8 km above the Stony Tunguska river. About 2150 square kilometres of Siberian taiga were devastated and 80 millions trees were overthrown. Up to now, it is not clear whether the great explosion was due to a comet or an asteroid or something else.

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Keywords: RAINBIRD 'UNSORTED' • RUSSIAN FEDERATION