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by AbrahamParangi 1045 days ago
At 400m diameter we should expect an impact energy of ~3Gt, which would be one of the most energetic events in human history, if not the most.

For a comparison, the Lake Toba eruption (which is suspected of causing homo sapiens to almost go extinct 76kya) is estimated to have been in the 1-2Gt range.