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On June 30, 1908, Akulina witnessed the devastating Tunguska event, where 80 million trees were felled instantaneously by a 10-to-20-megaton blast caused by a space rock explosion. The asteroid 2024 YR4, similar in size, poses a potential threat with a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032, prompting NASA’s Near-Earth Object Observations Program to monitor and potentially deflect it using advanced observatories like the Vera C. Rubin Observatory.
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