June 30...The Tunguska Event

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 123. This time we examine the year 1908 as the Tunguska Event takes place, and the world celebrates Asteroid Day.

 

Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band

https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/

https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz

  

iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 

Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/m/I3itppkgflgewupxhllk632qfpm?t=The_Year_Was

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ

 

Sources:

https://www.spacetv.net/live/nasa-science-live-international-asteroid-day-2021/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunguska_event

https://www.dictionary.com/e/meteor-vs-asteroid-vs-comet/

https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2008/30jun_tunguska/

https://www.historicmysteries.com/tunguska-event/

https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-was-the-tunguska-event.html

https://www.britannica.com/event/Tunguska-event

http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20160706-in-siberia-in-1908-a-huge-explosion-came-out-of-nowhere

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/ames/tunguska-revisited-111-year-old-mystery-impact-inspires-new-more-optimistic-asteroid

https://www.un.org/en/observances/asteroid-day

 

Photo: 

http://i1.wp.com/www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/tunguska_event_fallen_trees.jpg?resize=700%2C432