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[-] Zerush@lemmy.ml 14 points 2 days ago

Damage in the impact

An estimated 189 people would be vaporized in the crater

The crater is 542 m deep

Your asteroid impacted the ground at 17 km/s

The impact is equivalent to 5 Gigatons of TNT

More energy was released than a hurricane releases in a day

An impact this size happens on average every 88,000 years

An estimated 355,850 people would die from the fireball

An estimated 631,250 people would receive 3rd degree burns

An estimated 1,076,394 people would receive 2nd degree burns

Trees would catch on fire within 94 km of the impact

An estimated 4,588 people would die from the shock wave

Anyone within 33 km would likely receive lung damage

Anyone within 43 km would likely have ruptured eardrums

Buildings within 76 km would collapse

Homes within 101 km would collapse

An estimated 465,284 people would die from the wind blast

Wind within 23 km would be faster than storms on Jupiter

Homes within 37 km would be completely leveled

Within 66 km it would feel like being inside an EF5 tornado

Nearly all trees within 109 km would be knocked down

An estimated 1,823 people would die from the earthquake.

The earthquake would be felt 192 km away

this post was submitted on 16 May 2025
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