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Where does that 160 megaton eruption figure come from?
- ER -
1/16/2022 4:22:12 PM
Another estimate: >50 megatons
- podrock -
1/21/2022 3:15:02 PM
Different estimate from NASA: 10 megatons
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1/18/2022 8:02:19 PM
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- RobVG -
1/18/2022 8:05:34 PM
After a bit of searching it appears megatonage isn't commonly used.
- RobVG -
1/16/2022 5:41:25 PM
no, not by volcanologists
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1/16/2022 5:57:50 PM
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1/16/2022 6:51:03 PM
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