Tunguska event

English

Proper noun

the Tunguska event

  1. (historical) A huge explosion that occurred near the Podkamennaya Tunguska River in Yeniseysk Governorate (now Krasnoyarsk Krai), Russia, on the morning of 30 June 1908, generally attributed to a meteor airburst.
    Synonym: Tunguska incident
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