Maverick scientists probe Siberian forest mystery

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This file image released by NASA shows forests of Siberia. A group of maverick Russian scientists gathered in Moscow this week left no doubt that they share a singular passion to find out what caused the huge explosion in a Siberian forest 100 years ...
This file image released by NASA shows forests of Siberia. A group of maverick Russian scientists gathered in Moscow this week left no doubt that they share a singular passion to find out what caused the huge explosion in a Siberian forest 100 years ago that lit up the night sky as far away as London.

Was it a gigantic meteorite? A tremendous bolt of lightning? Perhaps the crash of a UFO the size of Tokyo? No one is certain of the answer to one of the 20th century's greatest scientific mysteries -- the "Tunguska Event" 100 years ago this week.


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