▲ | Voultapher 2 days ago | |
Based on the corrected 90 km/s instead of m/s it should be 52 pt (peta-ton) impact. | ||
▲ | eesmith 2 days ago | parent [-] | |
Let'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... . Density of TNT is 1.6g/cm3:
1/3rd of the mountain in TNT.Nope, I can't conceive of that much energy. |