Have you ever heard of the Tunguska explosion that happpened in 1908?

Question

What do you think caused it to this day no one has a clue. Some experts say it was a metor that hit but there was no crater left. What do you think?

Answer 1

The logical accepted theory was that a comet on a collision course with Tunguska exploded five miles above the earth and the pressure wave struck earth causing immense devastation to the area.

Answer 2

The Tunguska Event was an explosion in a remote region of Russia back in 1908 that knocked down trees, broke windows and knocked people off of their feet miles away.

It was definitely a meteor or comet that exploded in the air (rather than impacting).

There were eyewitness acounts of the fireball and explosion, which were not well-publicized at the time (Tunguska was a very remote and isolated region at the time of the blast), but are now clearly sightings of the meteor.

There were all sorts of theories (even black holes and UFO crashes) over the years, but current scientific understanding chalks this up as a meteor or comet.

The wiki article on this is pretty extensive.

Answer 3

Sure I've heard of it. And it was a meteorite and there was a crater left, also miles of forest trees were felled. The only problem it's in the middle of Siberia - which makes the site less accessible than the middle of the Sahara desert and just about no one went to have a look for themselves- but sure enough, experts are a dime a dozen. All that's missing is someone blaming Bush for the explosion.

Answer 4

Yes, I have heard of this explosion, it was in a textbook we used in our class. If not a meteor, then there is surely another reason, but since the area is remote, few have gone there to investigate, and it may stay a mystery for some time.

Answer 5

Here is a pretty thorough scientific treatment from a major university:

http://www-th.bo.infn.it/tunguska/

Answer 6

To answer your question, no, I've never heard of it.
Hope it helps!