Have any scientists figured out the size of the Tidal Wave caused by the asteroid impact in the Yucatan?
Feb 10, 2010
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Assuming that the meteorite hit the ocean.
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Mephistopheles on February 10, 2010 at 11:49 pm
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Derek on February 10, 2010 at 11:49 pm
It doesn’t really matter, the wave didn’t KILL ANYTHING. It was the 1,500 mile an hour winds that the asteroid impact created that did the damage. Instantly igniting everything it touched and burning it to cinders for over a thousand of mile, they died almost instantly with the oxygen burning out of their lungs. Even the ocean would have been deprived of oxygen at some levels. Not a pretty thought.
But to answer your question, on the Discovery Channel they Claim the waves reached between 800 and 1,000 feet. Pretty much, humongous!
Jay S on February 10, 2010 at 11:49 pm
Yes. They’ve found the silt deposits, and they extend quite far into the Rocky Mountains.
braxton_paul on February 10, 2010 at 11:49 pm
Estimated height of the initial tsunami — 1/2 mile!
Eagleflyer on February 10, 2010 at 11:49 pm
If we are to believe the information in the movie "Armageddon" (a long shot, I’ll grant you), a tidal wave 3 miles high moving at 1000 miles per hour.
Eve W on February 10, 2010 at 11:49 pm
Yes, there is discovery about it.
I'm so fly on February 10, 2010 at 11:49 pm
yes i think
spygurl5678 on February 10, 2010 at 11:49 pm
idk ill look it up
wyldflwr623 on February 10, 2010 at 11:49 pm
The Discovery Channel reports that a tsunami from an asteroid impact, like the one at Chicxulub would result in 400 ft mega-tsunami. However, the last thing anyone would really worry about is the tsunami. "Immediate effects would include an eardrum-puncturing sonic boom, intense blinding light, severe radiation burns, a crushing blast wave, lethal balls of hot glass, winds with speeds of hundreds of kilometers per hour, and flash fires. Longer-term effects would alter Earth’s climate. " (http://www.lanl.gov/quarterly/q_spring03/asteroid_text.shtml) Also, in trying to project the size of the tsunami, you have to make several assumptions, including the degree to which the impact occurred (did it strike the earth at a 30, 45 or 60 degree angle)?