Friday 23 December 2016

Evidence of ancient tsunamis on Mars

  Scientists think they see evidence of 2 huge tsunamis having once swept across the surface of Mars. The US-led team argues that asteroid or comet strikes into an ocean of water could have triggered the giant waves. This type of events could only have occurred more than three billion years ago when the planet was wetter and warmer. Today, Mars is dry and very cold, and any impact would merely dig out a dusty hole.

 Mars surface image   illustration of Martian ocean

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