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Answer · 1908 Tunguska event

There were no fragments to find, because the body was icy, left the atmosphere, or was not cosmic.

There were no fragments to find, because the body was icy, left the atmosphere, or was not cosmic.

Still possibleAnswers 1 questionDeduced0

Where it stands

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

What it predicts

  • No meteoritic material at all, microscopic or macroscopic.

What would rule it out

  • Meteoritic microparticles firmly tied to the 1908 layer.

Evidence 1 for · none against

The questions it answers

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

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). There were no fragments to find, because the body was icy, left the atmosphere, or was not cosmic. [Answer ANS0D4ECK2A2W4Z]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D4ECK2A2W4Z
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