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Scientists Confirm Asteroid Created Silverpit Crater Tsunami

9/22/2025

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Scientists confirm Silverpit crater off Yorkshire formed by an asteroid about 43 million years ago.
The 160-meter-wide asteroid likely caused a 100-meter tsunami.
Discovered in 2002, it is the only known impact crater near the United Kingdom and aids research.
Seismic imaging supports impact theory, contrasting with a 2009 Geological Society vote where 80% opposed asteroid idea.

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Story summary

Scientists confirm Silverpit crater off Yorkshire formed by an asteroid about 43 million years ago.
The 160-meter-wide asteroid likely caused a 100-meter tsunami.
Discovered in 2002, it is the only known impact crater near the United Kingdom and aids research.
Seismic imaging supports impact theory, contrasting with a 2009 Geological Society vote where 80% opposed asteroid idea.