# Svetsov 1996: Total ablation of the debris from the 1908 Tunguska explosion

> V. V. Svetsov, 1996. 2 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The total-ablation reading of the missing fragments.

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# Total ablation of the debris from the 1908 Tunguska explosion

V. V. Svetsov, 1996. _Nature 383, 697–699_.

Argues that fragments of the disrupted body were heated and vaporised in the expanding cloud, explaining why no macroscopic meteorites were found.

**1908 Tunguska event** Articledoi: **[10.1038/383697a0](https://doi.org/10.1038/383697a0)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

The total-ablation reading of the missing fragments.

## Cited by on this site 2 records

[The body disintegrated into vapour and microscopic particles; nothing larger survived.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/tunguska-event/answers/ANS0D4ECHKE62WK/the-body-disintegrated-into-vapour-and-microscopic-particles)

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[The 1908 Tunguska event](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/tunguska-event)

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## Cite it

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Svetsov, V. V. (1996). Total ablation of the debris from the 1908 Tunguska explosion. Nature 383, 697–699. https://doi.org/10.1038/383697a0
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