WeighrooHow much did the asteroid Dimorphos weigh before NASA hit it?
4.74 million tonsAbout 4.3 million tonnes · Colossal
About 4.7 million tons (4.3 million tonnes). NASA's DART spacecraft crashed into it in 2022 to nudge its orbit.
That's about 51,000,000 big red kangaroos at about 190 lb (85 kg) each.
☄️4.74 million tons
🏙️the Burj Khalifa
By weight: Dimorphos is about 8.6× heavier than the Burj Khalifa.
Things about the same weight
- How much honey does the world make in a year?1.98 million tons
- How much cocoa does the world grow in a year?5.4 million tons
- How much does the Hoover Dam weigh?6.6 million tons
- How much does the Great Pyramid of Giza weigh?6.61 million tons
- How much tea does the world grow in a year?7.17 million tons
- How much coffee does the world grow in a year?11 million tons
- How much oil does the world use in a day?15 million tons
- How much copper is mined in a year?24.3 million tons
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