Tunguska Event

Just after 7 AM on June 30th 1908 a massive air blast occurred over Tunguska in Siberia – the Tunguska event – caused by a meteorite or comet fragment. The blast released the same amount of energy as 185 Hiroshima nuclear bombs. The object is thought to have been around 120 feet in diameter. It will happen again, it’s just a question of where and when… 

Ever since I first saw a picture of the flattened trees radiating out from a central location in a desolate region of Siberia, when aged about 11, I was fascinated by what could have caused the devastation that occurred there in 1908. Various theories were put forward;

A crashed UFO

A miniature black hole striking the Earth

Antimatter collision

Or of course, an exploding comet fragment or meteorite.

Recently, Italian scientists who have been searching for remnants and evidence of what could have caused the explosion, think they may have found evidence of a stony fragment of an object at the bottom of lake Cheko. The story can be read HERE.

I also found a great U-Tube video taken from the wonderful Carl Sagan’s cosmos program. It’s not on long and well worth a watch.

Fascinated and equally concerned by the Tunguska Event, I decided to weave the facts into Robert Spire’s second action-adventure thriller –  IMPACT POINT. Why not click on the cover and take a look on the book’s Amazon page and read the first few chapters for yourself…at only $2.99, it’s a bargain!

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