Which of the following is NOT true of the Tunguska Event occurring in Siberia in 1908?
A) The crater created by the asteroid was found to be approximately 1 km in diameter.
B) Over 2000 km² of forest was burned and flattened.
C) The asteroid is thought to be between 25 m to 50 m in diameter.
D) The blast from the explosion was heard over an area of at least 1 million km² .
E) These types of events are thought to occur about once every 1000 years.
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