CaneTalk: Space Shuttle Science Shows How 1908 Tunguska Explosion Was Caused By A Comet

Space Shuttle Science Shows How 1908 Tunguska Explosion Was Caused By A Comet

Posted by JAC on 6/25/2009, 7:49 am

ScienceDaily (June 25, 2009) â€" The mysterious 1908 Tunguska explosion that leveled 830 square miles of Siberian forest was almost certainly caused by a comet entering the Earth's atmosphere, says new Cornell University research.

The conclusion is supported by an unlikely source: the exhaust plume from the NASA space shuttle launched a century later.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090624152941.htm

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Space Shuttle Science Shows How 1908 Tunguska Explosion Was Caused By A Comet - JAC, 6/25/2009, 7:49 am

Re: Space Shuttle Science Shows How 1908 Tunguska Explosion Was Caused By A Comet - jack ruby, 6/25/2009, 9:42 am

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