NOAA simulates tsunami from dinosaur-killing asteroid

Name: NOAA simulates tsunami from dinosaur-killing asteroid
Uploaded: 2023-01-31T15:28:09-05:00
Duration: 1 min 2 s
Description: A 6-mile-wide asteroid struck the Earth some 66 million years ago and generated a tsunami that created waves 2.5 miles high as it crashed ashore. NOAA has now created a simulation of the event. (NOAA Video)

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NOAA simulates tsunami from dinosaur-killing asteroid

A 6-mile-wide asteroid struck the Earth some 66 million years ago and generated a tsunami that created waves 2.5 miles high as it crashed ashore. NOAA has now created a simulation of the event. (NOAA Video)

Earth & Space