Detailed Summary
The Tunguska event occurred on June 30, 1908, in a remote region of Siberia near the Tunguska River. A massive explosion, equivalent to 10-15 megatons of TNT, flattened over 2,150 square kilometers of forest and knocked down an estimated 80 million trees. The cause is believed to be the airburst of a small asteroid or comet, which disintegrated in the atmosphere before hitting the ground, creating a powerful shockwave. Despite the event's magnitude, no impact crater was found, and the site remained unexplored for almost two decades, fueling various scientific theories and speculative explanations.