The estimated impact energy of the object that produced the Barringer Crater in Arizona,in terms of explosive power (tons of TNT equivalent,a somewhat dubious and frightening scale!) ,is:
A) greater than 1000 megatons.
B) about 1 megaton.
C) about 20 megatons, similar to the most powerful hydrogen bombs.
D) similar to the first nuclear weapons-less than 10 kilotons.
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