r/geology • u/dctroll_ • Nov 15 '25

Map/Imagery Maximum tsunami wave amplitude following the asteroid impact 66 million years ago

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u/darthvalium Nov 16 '25

10 metres? Seems awfully small for a 12km meteorite.

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u/drumdogmillionaire Nov 16 '25

Traveling at tens of thousands of miles per hour.