Researchers recreate dinosaur-killer tsunami
An international team of scientists simulated the global deluge triggered by an asteroid 66 million years ago
An international group of researchers have used special software to reenact the giant tsunami that is believed to have wiped dinosaurs off the face of the Earth tens of millions of years ago. The asteroid-induced deluge saw mile-high waves wash over the planet, the scientists say.
On Monday, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration posted a snippet of the computer simulation on Twitter.
NEW from NOAA SOS: This dataset shows the tsunami wave caused by the asteroid that hit Earth 66 million years ago. The wave was so impressive because the asteroid is estimated to have been 6+ miles in diameter! Want to learn more? dataviz Data pic.twitter.com/tbIxp7keoy - NOAA Education January 30, 2023
The devastating natural event, which is said to have been 30,000 times more powerful than any tsunami on record, was set off when a massive asteroid struck where Mexico's...
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