"The Tunguska Event: Unveiling the Threat of Near-Earth Objects"

The Tunguska Event, which occurred 115 years ago in Siberia, remains a fascinating and mysterious event. An explosion caused by a celestial body disintegrating over the Podkamennaya Tunguska River flattened 2,150 square kilometers of forest, equivalent to 80 million trees. The impact left no crater but generated a shockwave that shook the planet and registered on airwaves and seismic stations. The leading hypothesis suggests a stony asteroid experienced a meteor airburst, exploding high in the atmosphere. Eyewitness accounts describe the experience of a hot wind blowing, consistent with the observed shockwave.