Study Confirms Asteroid Impact Created Silverpit Crater and Mega Tsunami in North Sea

New research confirms that the Silverpit Crater beneath the North Sea was formed by an asteroid impact about 43 to 46 million years ago. The roughly 160-metre-wide asteroid struck the seabed at a shallow angle, creating a crater nearly 3 kilometres wide and triggering a tsunami over 100 metres high. This finding resolves a 20-year debate that previously considered geological salt movement as an alternative cause. Evidence includes seismic imaging and shock-deformed minerals found in nearby rock samples.