Siberian Flattening The 1908 Tunguska Event and the Century-Long Hunt for an Invisible Asteroid
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ePUB
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Nein
Family Sharing
Ja
Text-to-Speech
Ja
Altersempfehlung
1 - 99 Jahr(e)
Erscheinungsdatum
13.03.2026
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EpubliSeitenzahl
214 (Printausgabe)
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919 KB
Auflage
1. Auflage
Sprache
Englisch
EAN
9783565318421
On a summer morning in 1908, the sky over Siberia tore open. An explosion one thousand times more powerful than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima flattened 80 million trees across 2,000 square kilometers. Yet, when scientists finally reached the epicenter decades later, they found absolutely nothing. No crater. No meteorite. No debris.
The Tunguska Event remains one of the most terrifying displays of kinetic energy in modern history. The complete absence of an impact crater fueled decades of wild speculation, from rogue black holes to early nuclear experiments. Today, we know the truth relies on the brutal physics of atmospheric airbursts, where a massive space rock superheats and detonates mid-air.
This book tracks the arduous, freezing expeditions of Soviet scientists trying to decode the blast zone. It details the incredible mathematical forensics required to reconstruct a meteorite that vanished before it ever touched the ground.
Grasp the sheer fragility of human existence under an open sky. Learn how the Tunguska explosion fundamentally altered planetary defense strategies and forced humanity to look up with newfound respect.
The Tunguska Event remains one of the most terrifying displays of kinetic energy in modern history. The complete absence of an impact crater fueled decades of wild speculation, from rogue black holes to early nuclear experiments. Today, we know the truth relies on the brutal physics of atmospheric airbursts, where a massive space rock superheats and detonates mid-air.
This book tracks the arduous, freezing expeditions of Soviet scientists trying to decode the blast zone. It details the incredible mathematical forensics required to reconstruct a meteorite that vanished before it ever touched the ground.
Grasp the sheer fragility of human existence under an open sky. Learn how the Tunguska explosion fundamentally altered planetary defense strategies and forced humanity to look up with newfound respect.
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