1908
The Tunguska Event
Tunguska · Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia · Discovery · The Modern Age
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Witnesses hundreds of kilometres away saw a fireball and felt a blast wave; the likely cause was an asteroid or comet bursting in the air.
It is the largest impact event in recorded history and a touchstone for planetary defence.
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