teraton

See also: teratón

English

The asteroid strike that killed the dinosaurs. The estimated energy value of said impact was many teratons.

tera- +‎ ton

teraton (plural teratons)

A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many trillion tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy.
A measure of the weight of an object based on how many trillions of tons it weighs.