Mars megatsunami may have been caused by Chicxulub-like asteroid impact
Tucson AZ (SPX) Dec 02, 2022
A Martian megatsunami may have been caused by an asteroid collision similar to the Chicxulub impact - which contributed to the mass extinction of all non-avian dinosaurs on Earth 66 million years ago - in a shallow ocean region, according to a study published in Scientific Reports. Previous research has proposed that an asteroid or comet impact within an ocean in the Martian northern lowla