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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Nina Massey

Mars mega-tsunami may have been caused by asteroid strike, study suggests

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Mars might have been hit by its own “dinosaur killer” asteroid that caused a mega-tsunami, according to scientists.

An asteroid strike, similar to the Chicxulub impact that wiped out many of the dinosaurs on Earth 66 million years ago – hit the planet in a shallow ocean region and caused waster to sweep across the planet.

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