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On the morning of June 30, 1908, an enormous explosion lit up eastern Siberia as a mysterious cosmic body disrupted a vast taiga. Eyewitnesses described a dazzling fireball and powerful shock waves that flattened millions of trees over an area of roughly 2,150 square kilometers. Modern research interprets the event as an atmospheric airburst caused by a stony asteroid exploding high above the Earth, which left no crater behind. This extraordinary event continues to remind us of the unpredictable power of near-Earth objects and inspires efforts to monitor potential cosmic impacts.
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