# Vasilyev 1998: The Tunguska meteorite problem today

> N. V. Vasilyev, 1998. 3 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The Russian expedition record and energy estimate.

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# The Tunguska meteorite problem today

N. V. Vasilyev, 1998. _Planetary and Space Science 46(2–3), 129–150_.

Review by the long-time leader of the Russian Tunguska expeditions, including the energy range of 10–40 Mt (most probably about 15 Mt) from barograms, seismograms and forest damage.

**1908 Tunguska event** Articledoi: **[10.1016/S0032-0633(97)00145-1](https://doi.org/10.1016/S0032-0633(97)00145-1)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

The Russian expedition record and energy estimate.

## Cited by on this site 3 records

[About 10–15 Mt (range 10–40 Mt), from barograms, seismograms and forest damage scaled to nuclear tests.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/tunguska-event/answers/ANS0D4ECFWR7DQC/about-1015-mt-range-1040-mt-from-barograms-seismograms-and)

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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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Vasilyev, N. V. (1998). The Tunguska meteorite problem today. Planetary and Space Science 46(2–3), 129–150. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0032-0633(97)00145-1
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