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World Asteroid Day 2023 - June 30

June 30 , 2023 517 days 459 0
  • It aims to raise public awareness about the asteroid impact hazard and to inform the public about the crisis communication actions to be taken
  • This day marks anniversary of the Tunguska impact over Siberia, Russian Federation, on 30 June 1908.
  • On this day, a meteor burst on the surface of the Earth and leveled 2,150 square kilometers of forest land in Siberia, Russia.
  • The current known asteroid count is 1,297,954, according to NASA.
  • Theme of 2023 edition is “Asteroid discovery”.

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