The Tunguska Explosion – An Asteroid Impact Without a Crater

The Tunguska explosion of 1908 devastated more than 2,000 square kilometers of forest in Siberia.The explosion was about one thousand times more powerful than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, yet it left no impact crater.The scientific consensus is that a meteor or comet exploded in the atmosphere before reaching the ground.Alternative theories have proposed everything from antimatter to extraterrestrial spacecraft.To this day, the event remains a reminder of our planet's vulnerability to cosmic threats. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.