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Jun 30, 2024 · Tunguska explosion largest in recorded history. A mysterious aspect of the Tunguska event was that, surprisingly, no one ever found a crater. But, even without a crater, scientists still...
3 days ago · Chelyabinsk Metro (Russian: Челябинский метрополитен, romanized: Chelyabinskiy metropoliten) is an underground rapid transit system under construction in Chelyabinsk, Russia. Envisioned in the 1960s, construction on the inaugural line began in 1992.
4 days ago · Igor Vasilyevich Kurchatov ( Russian: Игорь Васильевич Курчатов; 12 January 1903 – 7 February 1960), was a Soviet physicist who played a central role in organizing and directing the former Soviet program of nuclear weapons. [2]
1 day ago · The time in Chelyabinsk is 10 hours ahead of the time in New York when New York is on standard time, and 9 hours ahead of the time in New York when New York is on daylight saving time. Chelyabinsk does not change between summer time and winter time.
Jul 1, 2024 · Summary. The asteroid impact near the Russian city of Chelyabinsk on February 15, 2013, was the largest airburst on Earth since the 1908 Tunguska event, causing a natural disaster in an area with a population exceeding 1 million.
Jul 16, 2024 · The most recent notable asteroid to strike Earth exploded in the skies over Chelyabinsk, Russia in 2013, releasing energy equivalent to about 440 kilotons of TNT and injuring more than 1,600...
1 day ago · Russia, country that stretches over a vast expanse of eastern Europe and northern Asia. Once the preeminent republic of the U.S.S.R., Russia became an independent country after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991. The capital of Russia is Moscow.
