Tunguska event in English

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        "A huge explosion that occurred near the Podkamennaya Tunguska River in Yeniseysk Governorate (now Krasnoyarsk Krai), Russia, on the morning of 30 June 1908, generally attributed to a meteor airburst."
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"Tunguska event" meaning in English

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