The Tunguska event happened on June 30, 1908.
It was an airburst event; no crater.
(A wonderful discovery sequence followed)
It is in central Siberia, which is in Russia.
Yes. A meteor can fall anywhere.
There have been two major meteor events in Siberia in recorded history: the Tunguska event of June 30, 1908 and the Chelyabinsk meteor of February 15, 2013.
Downwards.
The temperatures in Siberia can fall as low as -40 degrees Celsius in the winter. In other places in Siberia, the temperatures are closer to freezing.
Meteor.
Arizona.
The aerial explosion of a meteor or a comet on 30 June 1908 was the probable cause of the Tunguska event.
It hit the Ural Mountains in eastern Russia.
Many meteors have hit the earth over the ages. One of the largest in human history is thought to have been in Tunguska, Siberia in 1908
Comets, while visible in the sky, do not normally fall to Earth. Meteors do fall towards Earth very quickly.
comet moves slowly and appears in the sky for a longer time. meteor moves swifty and seems to fall on the ground.