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Originally Posted by gary
According to the NASA Near Earth Object Program page, 1999-RQ36 would
deliver an estimated impact energy of 2700 Megatons (i.e. 2.7 Gigatons)
Given that the largest thermonuclear device detonated to date produced 50 Megatons,
on the slim chance 1999-RQ36 rained down, it certainly would be one bad hair
day on Earth. |
That sounds like a big kaboom to me...
Remarkably that is even a bit more powerful than the New Years Fireworks in Sydney!