Tunguska Finally Solved

[Goldfinger]

Hi Guys:

Kind of slow here so here's an article about some scientist who thinks he may have solved the mystery of Tunguska. Certainly not as far fetched as some of the wacky theories over the years like UFOs- black holes- antimatter ray guns- interstellar war,etc- but still leaves a lot of questions.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20070626/sc_...kameteormystery

Steve

[bigrex]

I saw a show where they did some sampling of the trees growing there and found traces of rarer elements in proportions similar to those found in meteorites. One theory is that the meteor vaporized before it would have impacted the earth and exploded at a certain critical velocity and temperature with much more force than a nuclear bomb. So, the whole place was scorched but no major impact crater was left behind.

[Goldfinger]

Rex:

I tend to agree with that theory also. I find it hard to believe that any large meteorite or comet could explode above the earth and at the same time also leave a crater without leaving any recoverable meteorites behind. Something doesn't quite make any sense with his theory. My guess has always been a very small comet.

In 1933 over Pasamonte,NM - a meteorite with a mass estimated at over 1,000,000 tons entered the atmosphere without doing ANY damage and left only a few pieces behind. How can something so large just basically disappear into thin air without any damage while another really large object over Russia explodes. :hmmmmmm: :shrug: Must be a lot of factors involved.

Steve

[Mr Hunter Man]

I have read somewhere that Lake Cheko was there before the tunguska event, It very well may be an impact crater, but not from the one in question. I may be wrong, but I have heard this more that one source. If any meteorite is found, I think it may become the most famous and sought after meteorite of all, that is besides ALH84001 of course.

Happy Hunting,

Joe Kerchner