That is the equivalent of more than 40 megatons of TNT.

There are several megatons of TNT buried at strategic points inside the orebody, explained Zito.

This tells us that one pound of antimatter is equivalent to around 19 megatons of TNT.

Although the actual yield has been disputed over the years, the number usually assigned is 50 megatons of TNT (more than 3,300 Hiroshima-size bombs).