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Re: Asteroids And Tsunami: Good News And Bad
I can't believe the Alamo Breccia in Nevada didn't even get mentioned!
While I am partial to this area because it is my thesis topic, it IS the
largest record of a impact-produced tsunami deposit visible on land,
anywhere in the world. The breccia covers over 10,000 km2 with an average
thickness of 50 m. Oh well.
See you at the Denver Show!
Matt Morgan
Mile High Meteorites
Ron Baalke wrote:
> Asteroids and tsunami: GOOD NEWS AND BAD
> By Michael Paine for explorezone.com
>
> Big asteroids can be extra deadly when they strike the ocean, carving
> aquatic craters and sending huge waves in all directions. These tsunami
> can wreak destruction on shores thousands of miles away. Bad news for
> people living in coastal areas, but it could be a lucky break for the
> rest of mankind: The same impact on land would throw dust high into the
> atmosphere and could block sunlight for many months, possibly causing
> global starvation and mass extinctions.
>
> Full story here:
>
> http://explorezone.com/columns/space/1999/september_tsunami.htm
>
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