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To: BenLurkin
The force of impact would likely be equal to 2,700 megatons of TNT or 2,700,000,000 tonnes of TNT.
The "Little Boy" dropped on Hiroshima was equivalent to 16,000 tons of TNT. Thanks BenLurkin for this nice graphic in another recent topic:
The asteroid....size of a football field that people are freaking out about? Don't sweat it | CNN | 06/06/2019 | Michelle Lou | Posted on 06/06/2019 8:35:45 PM PDT by BenLurkin | 5 posted on 06/06/2019 8:40:47 PM PDT by BenLurkin

67 posted on 07/06/2019 10:31:11 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: SunkenCiv; BenLurkin
The Torino Scale also applies in this case; this particular asteroid scores a zero/"0" on the scale, suggesting noting about which to worry at this time:


87 posted on 07/06/2019 8:20:03 PM PDT by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s^2)
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