The Tunguska Event

The Tunguska Event

Jun 30

    From The Planetary Society weblog: The place: the Podkamennaya (Lower Stony) Tunguska River in central Siberia, northeast of Lake Baikal; the time: 7:14 a.m. on the morning of June 30, 1908. Within minutes the "Tunguska Event," the largest asteroid impact in modern recorded history, was over. 100 years ago today! Read More.

2 comments

  1. Paul

    Fantastic image! Shows clearer than any text the scale and dynamics of the blast.

  2. Paul

    Makes a great desktop image, too! :)

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