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Re: (meteorobs) Tunguska bolide & Beta taurid stream
As I understand it, the date, time and direction of the Tunguska bolide
are quite consistent with the Beta Taurids. Opinions differ regarding the
nature of the object, and I don't know what the consensus is, but
consensus is not necessarily the best judge. It is necessary to have
assessed all the arguments, and there are probably not a large number of
people competent to do this. Detailed arguments regarding the passage of
the body through the atmosphere have certainly been made in favour of it
being an asteroidal body. A new scientific expedition to the Tunguska
region is about to get underway.
Robert H. McNaught
rmn@aaocbn.aaodot gov.au
On Fri, 25 Jun 1999, exceld77 wrote:
> I just saw on Discovery Arthur Clarke's mysterious world (I know it should not be regarded as a real scientific programme, but still) the episode on Tunguska explosion. In the end, he links it to the Beta Taurid stream as the most probable source of the m
> eteoroid. This somewhat contradicts what I've read. Some sources say that the meteoroid was actually a 50-m asteroid from the Apollo family, others say it was a mini-comet. Which do you favour and which is now accepted to be true?
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