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Based on the corrected 90 km/s instead of m/s it should be 52 pt (peta-ton) impact.
by Voultapher 1y ago
Based on the corrected 90 km/s instead of m/s it should be 52 pt (peta-ton) impact.
- eesmith 1y agoLet's see if I get this math right. Mauna Loa is about 95,000 km3 in volume says https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/mauna-kea/science/geology-and-history-mauna-kea https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/mauna-kea/science/geology-and... . Density of TNT is 1.6g/cm3: 95000 km3 * (1000m/km)**3 * 1600 kg/m3 = ~1.5E17 = 150 pt. 1/3rd of the mountain in TNT. Nope, I can't conceive of that much energy.