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Standing on the surface, a typical human would weigh about 7,000 metric tons—more than 20 times the weight of the Statue of Liberty!
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 28 Mar. 2025
The Spectrum rocket consists of two stages, stands about 92 feet (28 meters) tall, and can haul payloads up to 1 metric ton (2,200 pounds) into low-Earth orbit.
—ArsTechnica, 28 Mar. 2025
The cocaine amounts to roughly 20 metric tons, or equivalent to about 17 million doses, said Joint Interagency Task Force Deputy Director Rear Adm. Joshua Lasky.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
The general staff said the Moscow Oil Refinery is capable of processing 11 million metric tons of oil per year and covers 40 to 50 percent of the capital's gasoline and diesel supplies.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 28 Mar. 2025
The Spectrum rocket consists of two stages, stands about 92 feet (28 meters) tall, and can haul payloads up to 1 metric ton (2,200 pounds) into low-Earth orbit.
—ArsTechnica, 28 Mar. 2025
The cocaine amounts to roughly 20 metric tons, or equivalent to about 17 million doses, said Joint Interagency Task Force Deputy Director Rear Adm. Joshua Lasky.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
The general staff said the Moscow Oil Refinery is capable of processing 11 million metric tons of oil per year and covers 40 to 50 percent of the capital's gasoline and diesel supplies.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Metric ton.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metric%20ton. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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