💨 Abstract

43 million years ago, an asteroid about 540 feet wide struck the North Sea near East Yorkshire, creating a 330-foot-high tsunami and a two-mile-wide crater called Silverpit. Discovered in 2002, the crater's origin was debated until recent seismic images revealed shocked quartz and feldspar crystals, confirming an asteroid impact. The findings, published in Nature Communications, help scientists understand how asteroid impacts shape planets and predict future collisions.

Courtesy: Josh Milton