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North Sea Asteroid Impact Confirmed
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North Sea Asteroid Impact Confirmed

Scientists have definitively confirmed that the mysterious Silverpit Crater beneath the North Sea was formed by a 160-meter asteroid impact approximately 43–46 million years ago. This groundbreaking discovery, supported by new seismic imaging and rare shocked minerals, reveals the ancient impact generated a massive plume and a devastating tsunami over 100 meters high.

Scientists have definitively confirmed that the mysterious Silverpit Crater beneath the North Sea was formed by a 160-meter asteroid impact approximately 43–46 million years ago.

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