Answer · 1908 Tunguska event
A stony asteroid some 50–80 m across that broke up and exploded about 8.5 km up.
A stony asteroid some 50–80 m across that broke up and exploded about 8.5 km up.
Where it stands
Most likelyIts tests supported it: three pieces of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- Entry models for stony bodies reproduce the burst height and energy.
- Microscopic remnants have chondritic composition.
- Surviving stronger fragments lie in a strewn field down-range.
What would rule it out
- A recovered fragment of iron or cometary composition, or a demonstration that no stony body can burst at that height with that energy.
Evidence 3 for · 1 against
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FOR
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AGAINST
The questions it answers
Most likelyA stony asteroid some 50–80 m across that broke up and exploded about 8.5 km up
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). A stony asteroid some 50–80 m across that broke up and exploded about 8.5 km up. [Answer ANS0D4ECBZR58RW]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D4ECBZR58RW
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author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Answer, catalog key ANS0D4ECBZR58RW},
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