# Boslough 2008: Low-altitude airbursts and the impact threat

> M. B. E. Boslough, D. A. Crawford, 2008. 4 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The low-energy estimate.

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# Low-altitude airbursts and the impact threat

M. B. E. Boslough, D. A. Crawford, 2008. _International Journal of Impact Engineering 35(12), 1441–1448_.

Hydrocode simulations in which the downward momentum of the airburst fireball lowers the energy needed to fell the forest, giving an estimate of about 3–5 Mt.

**1908 Tunguska event** Articledoi: **[10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2008.07.053](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2008.07.053)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

The low-energy estimate.

## Cited by on this site 4 records

[About 3–5 Mt, because the downward momentum of the fireball focused damage on the ground.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/tunguska-event/answers/ANS0D4ECGM61PBH/about-35-mt-because-the-downward-momentum-of-the-fireball)

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[Hydrocode simulations including the fireball's momentum give 3–5 Mt.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/tunguska-event/evidence/EVD0D4ECGW00CW7/hydrocode-simulations-including-the-fireballs-momentum-give)

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

The mystery article

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[How much energy did the explosion release?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/tunguska-event/questions/QST0D4ECB0G12FX/how-much-energy-did-the-explosion-release)

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## Cite it

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Boslough, M. B. E., & Crawford, D. A. (2008). Low-altitude airbursts and the impact threat. International Journal of Impact Engineering 35(12), 1441–1448. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2008.07.053
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