Could you destroy Jupiter with enough nukes?

What is the magic number required?

15 December 2023

Presented by Will Tingle.

Production by Will Tingle.

JUPITER-HUBBLE

Hubble takes a look at Jupiter

Credit:

NASA, ESA, A. Simon (Goddard Space Flight Center), and M.H. Wong (University of California, Berkeley)

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Thanks to Matt Bothwell for the answer!

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