The Surface Water Ocean Topography satellite captured high resolution measurements of this summer’s Pacific tsunami. The satellite imagery is the first of its kind, bringing new detail and insight to how these massive waves form.
When a magnitude 8.8 earthquake ruptured off the coast of Russia this summer, it triggered a Pacific-wide tsunami, causing waves to arrive as far away as Hawaii.
The quake was so powerful that sea lions were seen fleeing into the ocean and surgeons s... [1555 chars]