A massive asteroid slammed into the North Sea and unleashed a 330-foot tsunami
SCIENCEDAILY · ROCKVILLE — A decades-long mystery beneath the North Sea has finally been solved. Scientists have confirmed that the Silverpit Crater, buried 700 meters below the seabed, was created when a 160-meter-wide asteroid struck Earth roughly 43 to 46 million years ago. The violent collision blasted a towering curtain of rock and water…
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- 21 October 2026 · 04:08 UTC
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- 28 October 2026 · 12:19 UTC
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