3 ms·
This seems like it's off by ~6 orders of magnitude (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impact_event https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impact_event)
by AbrahamParangi 3y ago
This seems like it's off by ~6 orders of magnitude
(see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impact_event https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impact_event)
- AbrahamParangi 3y agoAmusing addendum, in order for this asteroid to have a 5Kt impact energy it would need to be traveling at around 50 mph as it impacts earth. A typical impact velocity would be something closer to 30,000 mph.