Siberiaedit
From Memory Alpha, the free Star Trek reference
Siberia is a vast region located on the Asian continent, in the nation-state of Russia and bordering Outer Mongolian region. Prior to the 23rd century, a meteor impacted in Siberia flattening the whole forest for several kilometers.
In 2268, Sulu informed Captain Kirk of this event, however, Kirk dismissed the comment, stating that if he wanted a Russian history lesson, he would have brought Chekov. (TOS: "That Which Survives")
[edit] Background Information
According to Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens novel Prime Directive, the incident was a result of benevolent cultural contamination, as a Vulcan survey ship redirected a meteor, which would have hit Western Europe and been the greatest catastrophe Earth had ever seen, so that instead it impacted in the most sparsely populated area of the planet.
[edit] External links
- Siberia at Wikipedia
- 1908 Siberia Explosion - website featuring the history of the asteroid impact, based on eyewitness accounts.
