- oaklandp8ntbalr
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The NOVA bomb was mentioned in Ghosts of Onyx as a bomb with "planet killing" capabilities. Although we were never given an exact payload, someone on the Halo: Wiki calculated a low average of 1.2 Petatons. However, I question this average.
He uses the inverse square law to calculate the power of the bomb. He assumes that the moon is 2km^2 and 5000 miles away from the bomb. That's fine.
Source Energy / (4 x Pi x R^2) = Energy Applied
x / 4 x 3.14 x 5000^2 = 8 megatons -> x = 1.2 Petatons
That makes mathematical sense, but I have no idea where the 8 megatons came from. No where, in science or in Halo, is it stated that 8 megatons can shatter 2km^2 of moon. Did he pull this number out of his ass, or am I missing something here?