Asteroid Day is an annual event observed on June 30th to raise awareness about asteroids, their potential impact hazards, and the importance of asteroid detection and mitigation efforts. The date of June 30th was chosen to commemorate the anniversary of the Tunguska event, a powerful explosion caused by the airburst of a large asteroid or comet over Siberia, Russia, in 1908.
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