Hey · Science

🔭 Scientists have solved the mystery of the "monster asteroid" that puzzled researchers for years. New studie…

0 comments ·

@silaakar (Silaa)

🔭 Scientists have solved the mystery of the "monster asteroid" that puzzled researchers for years. New studies have provided conclusive evidence that a 160 meter wide asteroid struck the North Sea around 40 million years ago, creating the Silverpit Crater and triggering a mega-tsunami over 100 meters high. As a result, the 20 year debate over the crater's origin has finally been settled