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Big Bang in Tunguska

At 7:14 am on 30 June 1908, the largest explosion recorded in human history to date reverberated throughout our planet. The force of the explosion was two thousand times that of the Hiroshima bomb. A woodland area the size of Luxembourg was eradicated in the Siberian taiga. This incident is recorded in history books as the Tunguska catastrophe. To this day, internationally renowned scientists of various disciplines argue about the causes of this disastrous explosion. The documentary discusses the latest and most controversial insights of these leading scientists. It identifies the reasons why Tunguska has evolved into a phenomenon and points out the curious results produced by this mythical event in culture and economy.

Top Cast

  • Amartscha

    Amartscha

    Self

  • Mark Boslough

    Mark Boslough

    Self

  • Christoph Brenneisen

    Christoph Brenneisen

    Self

  • Valentina Bykova

    Valentina Bykova

    Self

  • Luca Gasperini

    Luca Gasperini

    Self

  • Leonid Alekseyevich Kulik

    Leonid Alekseyevich Kulik

    Self (archive footage)

  • Wolfgang Kundt

    Wolfgang Kundt

    Self

  • Juri Lawbin

    Juri Lawbin

    Self

  • Giuseppe Longo

    Giuseppe Longo

    Self

Overview

At 7:14 am on 30 June 1908, the largest explosion recorded in human history to date reverberated throughout our planet. The force of the explosion was two thousand times that of the Hiroshima bomb. A woodland area the size of Luxembourg was eradicated in the Siberian taiga. This incident is recorded in history books as the Tunguska catastrophe. To this day, internationally renowned scientists of various disciplines argue about the causes of this disastrous explosion. The documentary discusses the latest and most controversial insights of these leading scientists. It identifies the reasons why Tunguska has evolved into a phenomenon and points out the curious results produced by this mythical event in culture and economy.

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