Answer · 1908 Tunguska event
The lake fills a small crater excavated in soft, permafrost ground by a fragment of the body.
The lake fills a small crater excavated in soft, permafrost ground by a fragment of the body.
Where it stands
DisputedThree pieces of evidence for, three against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- Sediments above a disturbed base are no older than 1908.
- A dense object or impactor material lies under the lake floor.
- Trees around the lake all postdate 1908.
What would rule it out
- Lake sediments demonstrably older than 1908, or a full core showing no disturbance or impactor material.
Evidence 3 for · 3 against
FOR
FOR
AGAINST
AGAINST
The questions it answers
Most likelyThe lake is an older thermokarst or river-plain lake unrelated to the event
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). The lake fills a small crater excavated in soft, permafrost ground by a fragment of the body. [Answer ANS0D4ECKSR09V9]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D4ECKSR09V9
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title = {The lake fills a small crater excavated in soft, permafrost ground by a fragment of the body.},
author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Answer, catalog key ANS0D4ECKSR09V9},
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