Colliding with an asteroid, a tsunami of more than 300 meters in height has engulfed Mars

Astronomers give proof of theory, after colliding with asteroids triggered a super tsunami on the red planet.

3.5 billion years ago, a tsunami high in the skyscraper may have appeared on the surface of Mars flooded the area larger than the United States.

The two groups of astronomers first introduced the controversial theory when relying on geographic traces of the giant wave left on the Martian landscape. These are huge rocks carved with studs that are likely to be left behind after the wave recedes.

Recently, astronomers have given other evidence that there was such a tsunami. A giant asteroid that attacked Mars created a super tsunami match as previously assumed.

A giant asteroid that attacked Mars created a super tsunami as the previous theory of scientists.

Francois Costard - an astronomer at the French National Center for Scientific Research, one of the first scientists to propose a tsunami theory, showed the way of destruction of the tsunami on Mars and found Get the initial starting point.

All the models the researchers had were directed to one of the large craters on the surface of the red planet, Lomonosov, 150 kilometers wide. They suspect the large craters appear after the collision.

Alexis Rodriguez, a scientist at the Planetary Science Institute and co-author of the study, said that the large Lomonosov crater is about 3 billion years old, equivalent to the age of a geographic trace that could be caused by tsunamis. leave.

"The edges of the crater are eroded, as if the water overflows into the crater after a major impact. Models show that the collision is strong enough to trigger a giant tsunami capable of submerging the onions. fine, " said Alexis Rodriguez.

Astronomers agree that ancient Mars is a warmer, wetter place than it is today. But at the time of the tsunami, Mars was not exactly a green sphere like Earth.

Its atmosphere has disappeared and the red planet has quickly turned into a frozen red ball. Although there is still a lot of water on Mars at that time, it is mostly underground (exists in the form of ice).

Rodriguez - one of the first scientists to propose the theory of ancient Martian tsunamis believed that there is much evidence that tsunamis have occurred, but more research is needed to confirm the cause and specific developments.

• Asteroids play a key role for the Martian mission
• NASA is about to explore a $ 10 billion billion asteroid