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Answer · 1908 Tunguska event

Stronger fragments survived and fell in a strewn field about 11 km north-west of the epicentre, where they…

Stronger fragments survived and fell in a strewn field about 11 km north-west of the epicentre, where they lie buried in permafrost.

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Where it stands

Still possibleIts tests haven't settled it: two pieces of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

What it predicts

  • Magnetic or radar anomalies of meteorite size in the computed 140 km² area.
  • Fragments with strength of 14–85 MPa, comparable to the Carancas fall.

What would rule it out

  • A systematic geophysical survey of the strewn field finding no candidate objects.

Evidence 2 for · none against

The questions it answers

Most likelyThe body disintegrated into vapour and microscopic particles; nothing larger survived

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). Stronger fragments survived and fell in a strewn field about 11 km north-west of the epicentre, where they… [Answer ANS0D4ECJAW70WC]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D4ECJAW70WC
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