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2w ago

Study Confirms North Sea’s Silverpit Crater Was Made by an Asteroid, Triggering Ancient Mega-Tsunami

Shocked quartz with feldspar in borehole samples, alongside new seismic imaging, provide decisive proof that resolves the structure’s long‑contested origin.

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4mo ago

New Study Reveals Second Asteroid Contributed to Dinosaur Extinction

Impact Craters

Study Confirms North Sea’s Silverpit Crater Was Made by an Asteroid, Triggering Ancient Mega-Tsunami

China’s Jinlin Crater Confirmed as Largest Known Holocene Impact

China’s Jinlin Crater Confirmed as Earth’s Largest Known Holocene Impact Site

Perihelion Data Show Non-Gravitational Push on 3I/ATLAS, Prompting New Scrutiny

Study Confirms North Sea’s Silverpit Crater Was Formed by an Asteroid Impact

Study Pinpoints Microbial Colonization of Finland’s Lappajärvi Impact Crater

New Study Links 56,000-Year-Old Meteor Impact to Grand Canyon Landslide Dam

Pilbara’s Miralga Crater Found Younger and Smaller Than Initially Estimated

World’s Oldest Impact Crater Discovered in Australia

Study Finds Massive Eocene Asteroid Impacts Had No Long-Term Climate Effects

New Study Reveals Second Asteroid Contributed to Dinosaur Extinction