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What value can be used for an explosion that can "crater New York"?
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New York City or the entire state?
For either, I'd assume that it means a crater that takes up a considerable portion of the location's area. Maybe a crater with a surface area that is 5-10% the area of New York?
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NYC Area: 1212.11 km^2
Crater Surface Area (5%): 60.6055 km^2
Crater Radius: √(60.6055/π) = 4.3922 km
Crater Depth: (4.3922*2) * 0.2 = 1.75688 km
Crater Volume (Half-Ellipsoid): 2/3*π*4.3922*4.3922*1.75688 = 70.984728858 km^3 = 7.0984728858e16 cm^3
Energy (Fragmentation of Rock): 7.0984728858e16 * 8 = 5.6787783e17 Joules (135.7260588 Megatons of TNT or Mountain level)
Energy (Violent Fragmentation of Rock): 7.0984728858e16 * 69 = 4.8979463e18 Joules (1.170637261 Gigatons of TNT or Large Mountain level)
Energy (Pulverization of Rock): 7.0984728858e16 * 214 = 1.5190732e19 Joules (3.6306720841 Gigatons of TNT or Large Mountain level+)
Energy (Vaporization of Rock): 7.0984728858e16 * 25700 = 1.8243075e21 Joules (436.01995698 Gigatons of TNT or Large Island level)
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