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The Tunguska Mystery

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Soon after its spectacular flight and devastating explosion over the Siberian wasteland, interest in the Tunguska space body practically evaporated. Turbulent times were approaching, and cosmic stones began to look less important.

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Rubtsov, V. (2009). A Shocking Discovery. In: The Tunguska Mystery. Astronomers' Universe. Copernicus, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-76574-7_3

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