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

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

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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 possible** Answers **1** questionDeduced0

## Where it stands

**Still possible** Its 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

[Icy comets can produce the observed tree fall and would leave no fragments.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/tunguska-event/evidence/EVD0D4ECKA42YCR/icy-comets-can-produce-the-observed-tree-fall-and-would)

Suggestive

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## The questions it answers

[Why have no fragments of the body been found?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/tunguska-event/questions/QST0D4ECB8A5SWD/why-have-no-fragments-of-the-body-been-found)

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

## Cite it

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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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