约克郡上空4 000万年之久的小行星撞击造成大规模海啸和银坑,新证据证实了这一点。 A 40-million-year-old asteroid impact off Yorkshire created a massive tsunami and the Silverpit crater, confirmed by new evidence.

根据新的研究,约克郡一带4 000万年之久的小行星撞击造成100公尺长的海啸,并留下了银坑,这是北海下700公尺处埋有的一座掩埋结构。 A 40-million-year-old asteroid impact off Yorkshire created a 100-meter-tall tsunami and left the Silverpit crater, a buried structure 700 meters beneath the North Sea, according to new research. 科学家们利用地震成像和震撼的矿物,确认火山坑的起源是小行星的撞击,结束了多年来关于火山口是由盐流还是火山活动形成的争论。 Using seismic imaging and shocked minerals, scientists confirmed the crater’s origin as an asteroid strike, ending years of debate over whether it formed from salt movement or volcanic activity. 这块160米宽的空间岩石可能以浅角撞击,产生巨大波浪。 The 160-meter-wide space rock likely hit at a shallow angle, generating a massive wave. 一个近海油井提供的证据提供了确凿的证据,研究人员认为调查结果是最终的。 Evidence from an offshore oil well provides conclusive proof, with researchers calling the findings definitive.