[meteorite-list] Tunguska event came from June (Beta) Taurid meteor stream

From: Paul <etchplain_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2018 21:41:48 -0600
Message-ID: <8a47dea0-448f-ca77-27f4-1e87a3048e10_at_att.net>

Incoming! A June meteor swarm could be loaded
with surprises. Scientists studying a mysterious
event over Siberia in 1908 call for a special observation
campaign next summer. Washington Post, Dec. 25, 2018
https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2018/12/25/incoming-june-meteor-swarm-could-be-loaded-with-surprises/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.b867f11be5eb

The AGU abstract is:
P53D-2998: Was Tunguska a Beta Taurid? 2019 Observational Campaigns can
Test Hypothesis
https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm18/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/453468

Older articles are:

Are asteroids hiding among the Taurids?
By Eddie Irizarry in Astronomy Essentials, Oct. 15, 2018
And, more to the point, are any asteroids
that might be hidden in the Taurid meteor
stream potentially hazardous to Earth?
https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/taurid-new-meteroid-stream-potentially-hazardous-asteroids

1,000-foot wide asteroids that could Hit Earth found
Discovered by Astronomers, Newsweek, JUne 8., 2017
https://www.newsweek.com/huge-asteroids-taurid-meteor-shower-earth-risk-623115

Yours,

Paul H.

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