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Re:Asteroid ZTm0038 with a >3% impact probability by onlyrealcuzzo on Tuesday August 15, 2023 @06:30PM (#37140122)
If it hits the ocean, how big will the tidal wave be?
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Re:Asteroid ZTm0038 with a >3% impact probability by radicaldreamer on Tuesday August 15, 2023 @07:48PM (#37140900)
Not that large, I think ocean impact is best case scenario (<1% of kinetic energy transferred).

Land impact would be catastrophic (1x-100x 50 megaton explosion)

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