If the comet Shoemaker Levy had crashed into the Earth, it would have had the same explosive force as an atom?

Question

bomb (Hiroshima type) exploding every second for _____ number of years. I heard this quote and was amazed at the answer.....but I forgot it!!! Could you please tell me about what it is?? Thanks!!! I think it was something like 30 years...is that right?

Answer 1

I believe I heard it said that when the comet hit Jupiter it was like the power of all the nuclear weapons ever produced on Earth combined.   If it had hit the Earth it would have wiped out all life.  Since Jupiter is so large it was like an elephant being bitten by a mosquito.  Jupiter is two and a half times larger than ALL the other planets combined.

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