A recent study has revealed that an ancient tsunami occurred on Mars approximately 3 billion years ago. The study, conducted by researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder, provides new evidence of a massive impact that could have triggered the tsunami.
The research team used data from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter to identify a region known as Arabia Terra in the northern hemisphere of Mars. This region is believed to be the site of an ancient impact crater, and the team used data from the spacecraft to identify geological features associated with the crater.
The researchers found that the impact created a mega-tsunami, which would have reached a height of up to 200 m. The tsunami would have swept across the entire planet, covering an area of over 3,000 square miles.
The research team believes that the tsunami was likely caused by an asteroid or comet impact and that the resulting waves could have had a major impact on the environment of the planet.
The computer simulation study matches the past findings of geological features on mars like rock markings of flown water and washed ashore.
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