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Dinosaur-killing asteroid triggered powerful tsunami that hit Australia, simulation reveals

It started with a bang – a big bang – when a massive space rock slammed into shallow waters off Mexico 66 million years ago.

The 14-kilometre-wide asteroid punched a massive hole in Earth's crust and sent a cloud of ash and dust into the atmosphere.

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