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Tunguska: The Largest Recent Impact Event

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 2, 2011 is “Tunguska: The Largest Recent Impact Event,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: Leonid Kulik Expedition, Wikipedia. The original explanation runs about 201 words.

Tunguska: The Largest Recent Impact Event
Credit: Image Credit: Leonid Kulik Expedition, Wikipedia Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Yes, but can your meteor do this? The most powerful natural explosion in recent Earth history occurred on 1908 June 30 when a meteor exploded above the Tunguska River in Siberia , Russia .”

— APOD editors, October 2, 2011

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
October 2, 2011
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit: Leonid Kulik Expedition, Wikipedia
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 201 words

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