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Crater From 1908 Tunguska Blast Found

Posted by kdawson on from the fire-came-by dept.

MaineCoasts writes "A team of scientists from the Marine Science Institute in Bologna claims to have found the crater left by the aerial blast of a comet or asteroid in 1908 in the Tunguska region of Siberia. The blast flattened 770 square miles (2,000 square kilometers) of forest, but to date no remains or crater have been found. This has left open the question of what kind of object made the impact. The team believes that, contrary to previous studies, nearby Lake Cheko is only one century old and 'If the body was an asteroid, a surviving fragment may be buried beneath the lake. If it was a comet, its chemical signature should be found in the deepest layers of sediments.' The team's findings are based on a 1999 expedition to Tunguska and appeared in the August issue of the journal Terra Nova."

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  1. Momentary confusion by Junior+J.+Junior+III · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Did anyone else misread the story beneath on the main page as "Ballmer calls Asteroid a 'press release'"?

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  2. The expidition members by ByOhTek · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    We must verify they are not swarm, less they bring a hive ship and eat us all.

    If five limbed grey monsters with swappable appendages start attacking... I'll be hiding in my basement.

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  3. nova by stoolpigeon · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    i don't know much about craters - but seeing the name of that journal, Terra Nova got me to thinking about Aldo Nova. I am enjoying Fantasy at full volume as I type this. Feel free to jump on the bandwagon and blast a little '80s virtuoso guitar work yourself.

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    1. Re:nova by gujo-odori · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      OK, I'm going to take the OT mod risk, too.

      The first time I ever heard of Aldo Nova was a long time ago when he was opening for UFO at the San Diego Sports Arena. Not only was he great, not only did he blow UFO away, but a number of people left after his act, having only shown up to see Aldo Nova and not caring at all about UFO.

  4. We've struck oil!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Yes -- Don't click this. It is disgusting, hideous, and not safe for work. It is, however, pertinent to the discussion.