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It has been calculated that blowing up an Earth-sized planet takes on the order of <math>10^{32}</math> [[joule]]s of energy; this is roughly the total output of the [[sun]] in a week. More detailed estimates place the violent destruction of [[Alderaan]] as requiring <math>10^{38}</math> [[joule]]s of energy, or roughly one million times that necessary to permanently break apart the planet. The energy total is probably slightly higher than this, as Alderaan's planetary shield withstood the blast for roughly 0.2 of a second.

The prototype Death Star destroyed the [[Natural satellite|moon]] of the planet DespayreKessel. While there was little detailed information about this event, it would have required around <math>10^{29}</math> joules, assuming similar size and composition to Earth's [[moon]].

==Cultural impact==