Open AccessTsunamis Splashed Ancient Mars
Author(s) -
Shan Hall
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2016eo052681
Subject(s) - mars exploration program , astrobiology , martian , meteorite , terrain , planet , geology , geography , astronomy , cartography , physics
Massive meteorites likely slammed into a Martian ocean billions of years ago, unleashing tsunami waves up to 120 meters tall, a close study of a region of the Red Planet's terrain has found.
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