Simulation of tsunami from dinosaur-killing asteroid that brought 2.5 mile waves

Re:Simulation of tsunami from dinosaur-killing asteroid that... by deniscepko2 on Tuesday February 07, 2023 @03:29AM (#34690197)

Can anyone explain how can it be 20 kilometers in depth and yet Mariana trench is the deepest place on earth 11km ?

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Re:Simulation of tsunami from dinosaur-killing asteroid that... by seanhunter on Tuesday February 07, 2023 @04:24AM (#34690550)

The article says:

  > The Chicxulub crater is an impact crater buried underneath the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico.

So I guess plate techtonics have caused things to shift around such that the crater isn't a hole in the surface now, but is underneath other rock?

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Re:Simulation of tsunami from dinosaur-killing asteroid that... by ppsreejith on Tuesday February 07, 2023 @05:46AM (#34691106)

Fun fact: If you google "Chicxulub crater" you see an animation of an asteroid crashing.

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Re:Simulation of tsunami from dinosaur-killing asteroid that... by lofaszvanitt on Tuesday February 07, 2023 @04:26AM (#34690563)

It was an impact crater. Over millions of years it was filled with sediment, so it's not that deep anymore.

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