Google Earth, Cornell University, Planetary Space Institute Thermal image showing ice-rich lobes (outlined by yellow line), which we interpret to be the remnants of tsunami waves that transitioned into slurry ice-rich flows as they propagated under extremely cold climatic conditions. Upslope direction of flow indicated by white arrow. The lobe is about 250 km in length, or the distance between Baltimore and New York City. Credit: Image courtesy of Cornell University; This view was produced using Google Earth
The geologic shape of what were once shorelines through Mars’ northern plains convinces scientists that 2 large meteorites – hitting the planet millions of years apart – triggered a pair of mega-tsunamis...
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