A unit of explosive force, equal to that of one million metric tons of TNT.
As the explosive energy of TNT can vary significantly (up to about 10%), the megaton is nowadays defined in terms of the calorie.
1 megaton = 1015 calories = 4.186 × 1015 joules.
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