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Noctilucent Clouds and the Tunguska Blast
July 6, 2009 | National Geographic

An article on the National Geographic website explores how noctilucent clouds (clouds that glow at night), thought to be produced by Space Shuttle launches, have helped researchers better understand the cause of the Tunguska Blast. Was it a comet or a rocky object?


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