Planetary science: Tunguska at 100

The most dramatic cosmic impact in recent history has gathered up almost as many weird explanations as it knocked down trees, writes Duncan Steel.

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Steel, D. Planetary science: Tunguska at 100. Nature 453, 1157–1159 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/4531157a