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This crater hidden under the North Sea tells of a forgotten catastrophe of the Planet
22 May 2026 FR futura-terre ⚙ Auto-translated View in original language

This crater hidden under the North Sea tells of a forgotten catastrophe of the Planet

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The mystery of a marine crater finally elucidated, 24 years after its discovery. An asteroid 160 meters in diameter hit the bottom of the North Sea more than 43 million years ago. The shock triggered a tsunami more than 100 meters high. The definitive proof has just been provided in...

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