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Answer · 1908 Tunguska event

Some magnetic anomalies at the epicentre were produced or altered by the airburst.

Some magnetic anomalies at the epicentre were produced or altered by the airburst.

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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

  • Anomalies aligned with the trajectory, independent of geology.
  • Palaeomagnetic samples showing remagnetisation dated to 1908.

What would rule it out

  • Palaeomagnetic sampling finding no 1908 remagnetisation in the aligned anomalies.

Evidence 1 for · none against

The questions it answers

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). Some magnetic anomalies at the epicentre were produced or altered by the airburst. [Answer ANS0D4ECP7W5ZJS]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D4ECP7W5ZJS
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