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The explosion that flattened a forest without making a crater

In 1908, a huge explosion knocked down millions of trees near Tunguska, in Siberia. Yet searchers found no crater, the giant hole a falling space rock digs.

Most scientists think a space rock exploded high in the air. The rock most likely turned to vapor, a kind of gas.

So nothing big was left to hit the ground and dig a hole.

Source: nasa.gov

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