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I get 1.85 * 10^13 joules for 10 grams at 0.2 c from https://physicscalc.com/physics/relativistic-kinetic-energy-calculator https://physicscalc.com/physics/rela
by philipkglass 4y ago
I get 1.85 * 10^13 joules for 10 grams at 0.2 c from https://physicscalc.com/physics/relativistic-kinetic-energy-calculator https://physicscalc.com/physics/relativistic-kinetic-energy-..., or about 4.4 kilotons of TNT equivalent. I think that you may have slipped a factor of 1000 somewhere (calculating for a 10 kilogram probe, maybe?)
- Archelaos 4y agoI also checked it, but you were faster to publish. My result was also 4.4 kilotons TNT equivalent, not megatons.