When I first saw this scene in Pathways Out of Darkness (3:43 in the video, coincidentally), I didn't think much of it. It could have been anywhere in the solar system. Upon seeing again, it was obvious. From "The Frontier" section of the Destiny homepage, we know we will be visiting the "steppes of Old Russia." Knowing that, the Pathways scene immediately reminded me of these images from the Tunguska Event. http://i.imgur.com/cABs19H.jpg http://i.imgur.com/T5Gp9Bz.jpg From Wikipedia: "Although the meteoroid or comet appears to have burst in the air rather than hitting the surface, this event still is referred to as an impact. Estimates of the energy of the blast range from 3 to as high as 30 megatons of TNT (13–130 PJ), with 10–15 megatons of TNT (42–63 PJ) the most likely—roughly equal to the United States' Castle Bravo thermonuclear bomb tested on March 1, 1954; about 1,000 times more powerful than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan . . ." Because the event happened in 1908 in the middle of Siberia, its cause is still largely a mystery. Though we are fairly certain only a meteor impact or near-impact could have caused it, we can't be sure. Do you think Bungie will play on this mystery? When considering time travel, Bungie has countless options for writing the event into the story of Destiny. See you steppeside!