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Main image: An artistic interpretation by artist and planetary scientist William K. Hartmann depicting the Tunguska forest just one minute after the airburst explosion. The painting was created at Mount St. Helens, which experienced a blast similar to Tunguska in 1980. Inset: A 1927 photograph from the Kulik expedition to the Tunguska region.
1908: The Tunguska Event – A Meteoric Mystery in Siberia

The 1908 Tunguska explosion, a mysterious airburst in Siberia, underscores the impact of celestial objects on Earth and remains a pivotal study in planetary science