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Was the Gulf of Mexico formed by the impact of a giant meteorite? (The shapes of Taihu Lake and the Gulf of Mexico are mean circles)

The Gulf of Mexico is a bay in the Atlantic Ocean in the southern part of North America. It is divided from the open sea by the Florida Peninsula-Cuba-Yucatan Peninsula line. It is 1,609 kilometers long from east to west, 1,287 kilometers wide from north to south, and covers an area of ??1.543 million square kilometers. rice. The average depth is 1512 meters. The deepest point is 4023 meters. The Mississippi River, the fourth largest river in the world, flows from the north bank. It is bounded by the United States to the north, Mexico to the south and west, and is connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the Florida Strait to the east and the Caribbean Sea via the Yucatan Strait. It is the starting point of the famous Gulf of Mexico Current.

The cause of the Gulf of Mexico:

1 Due to the different softness and hardness of the rocky coastline extending to the ocean, the weak rock formations were constantly eroded and recessed toward the land, gradually forming the bay. .

2 When the sea level rises, seawater enters the land, the coastline becomes zigzag, and the indented part becomes a bay.

Double reasons.

Being round does not mean that it is caused by meteorites, unless it is a round shape with a very high standard.

The Gulf of Mexico and Taihu Lake (although there is really no comparison between the two) are not round. You can take a closer look on the map.

The one upstairs is very speechless... .You think this is playing table tennis - -

Everything the experts say now is just speculation, and so far I have not found or heard any of my mentors mention the meteorite impacting out of the Gulf of Mexico. statement.

Didn’t experts on the extinction of the dinosaurs also say that it was an alien invasion? Bermuda Triangle experts also said that there was an alien base under the water. This is not my nonsense, it is all in professional journals and news. It has been reported that famous scientists from various countries obtained evidence after many years of collecting evidence, but do you believe the two above?

So until these arguments are recognized by the vast majority of people, the geographical truth remains in the current objective existence recognized by as many people as possible.

Assuming that as mentioned on the first floor, it bounces in Lake Tai and finally falls into the Gulf of Mexico. Then based on the ratio of the size of Lake Tai to the size of the Gulf of Mexico, it can be inferred that the angle of the first impact when falling into the earth is very, very small. Specifically I can't figure it out, I'm not good at math, but if it's 3° as mentioned on the first floor, then according to the speed of the meteorite and the huge size of the Gulf of Mexico that will eventually form, this meteorite will not have the conditions to touch the ground a second time. , but flew straight back into space, just like a basketball and a table tennis ball brushing against each other.

Furthermore, according to the condition of the cutting angle of 3°, Taihu Lake should be as long, slender and deep as Lake Baikal, and cannot be as oval as it is now.

To refute the statement on the first floor, let’s look at the possibility of falling directly into the Gulf of Mexico. Now let’s look at the composition of the Gulf of Mexico’s seafloor: The Gulf of Mexico consists of several ecological and geological zones, mainly the coast. Zones, continental shelves, continental slopes and abyssal plains. There are tidal marshes, beaches and mangroves on the coast. The seafloor structure of the Gulf of Mexico is flat and evenly undulating. The southeastern side of "Florida, USA" is mainly composed of carbonate materials, while other continental shelves are composed of silt, sand and clay...

From the seafloor structure Judging from the material and material, it is formed by the erosion of typical weak rocks. Therefore, judging from all existing conditions and factors, the theory of formation by meteorite impact is still untenable.

As for whether Taihu Lake was formed by meteorites, I have very little relevant information here. I don’t know much about the geography of the country, so I won’t give an unreasonable answer, but I will go take a look there when I go home one day. Made of rocks (my home is in Wuxi).

You don’t have to go home and read. I just asked our instructor. Taihu Lake is a very typical impact plain lake. It is formed by river siltation. This cause has been established since the founding of the People’s Republic of China. If it had been overturned, it would have been overturned. .

For typical meteorite formation areas, you can analyze them with reference to the topography of the Tunguska region in Siberia, Russia.

I’m so tired after writing so much. . . .