Scientists simulate an asteroid impact in the ocean, and it’s not good

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If you've ever had a nightmare about an asteroid or other large extraterrestrial object crashing into the Earth, you probably imagined it hitting solid ground. That could very well happen, but considering how much of our planet is covered by oceans, you'd be better off planning for an aquatic impact instead. Researchers at the Los Alamos National Laboratory cooked up a visualization of just such a scenario, and it's equal parts reassuring and horrifying.

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