so, at roughly r=7 m= roughly 21' the volume becomes 38,772 cf
at say 150 #/cf the weight becomes 38,772 * 150 = 5,815,908 Pounds
So, the rough approximate weight is in the neighborhood of 5.8 million pounds or 2,900 tons
Yup and it’s at least 14+ Meters in dia.
Yeah, you might be right. That’s a little harder to tell from the pic but it might go 46 ft rather than 32. It’s a beaut of a rock in any case. Hate to have it land on my house.
To be fair the pic caption was an editing error.
The article estimates its weight at 300 tons.
so, at roughly r=7 m= roughly 21' the volume becomes 38,772 cf
at say 150 #/cf the weight becomes 38,772 * 150 = 5,815,908 Pounds
So, the rough approximate weight is in the neighborhood of 5.8 million pounds or 2,900 tons