Evidence of Ancient Asteroid Impact and Tsunami Found in North Carolina

Evidence of Ancient Asteroid Impact and Tsunami Found in North Carolina

An asteroid that struck Chesapeake Bay 35 million years ago left a long trail of destruction in its wake, new research suggests.

Evidence of Ancient Asteroid Impact and Tsunami Found in North Carolina - WorldNL Magazine

Around 35 million years ago, a small asteroid traveling at 40,000 miles per hour (64,373 kilometers per hour) struck Earth, crashing into the Atlantic Ocean near the modern-day town of Cape Charles, Virginia. The approximately 3-mile-wide (5-kilometer) object created a large impact crater that’s buried half a mile beneath Chesapeake Bay. Hundreds of miles south of the crater, scientists have found new evidence of the asteroid impact and the tsun…