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Centenary of Tunguska event – on-site photo coverage

17:42 30/06/2008

On June 30, 2008, the world will mark the 100th anniversary of the “Tunguska event”, when a large meteoroid or comet fragment exploded near the Podkamennaya (Lower Stony) Tunguska River in East Siberia. This is the only meteor impact in recorded history comparable to a nuclear explosion.

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