Originally Posted by Avatar28

I remember watching a show a couple of years ago where they were studying it. This guy set up a scale model of the forest and terrain and stuff, complete with trees that can be blown over, etc.

He then simulated different things, including an exploding meteor, to account for the nature of the destruction. What he found was that a meteor coming in at a fairly low angle and exploding at a height of, i believe, two miles would perfectly account for what happened. Sorry, I've no idea of the name or anything. I believe it was on Discovery.