<Table> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Yotta - ( YJ ) </Td> <Td> 5.5 × 10 J </Td> <Td> Total energy from the Sun that strikes the face of the Earth each year </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 6 × 10 J </Td> <Td> Energy released by a typical solar flare </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1.3 × 10 J </Td> <Td> Conservative estimate of the energy released by the impact that created the Caloris basin on Mercury </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 3.8 × 10 J </Td> <Td> Total energy output of the Sun each second </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 3.8 × 10 J </Td> <Td> Kinetic energy of the Moon in its orbit around the Earth ( counting only its velocity relative to the Earth ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2.1 × 10 J </Td> <Td> Rotational energy of the Earth </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1.8 × 10 J </Td> <Td> Gravitational binding energy of Mercury </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 3.3 × 10 J </Td> <Td> Total energy output of the Sun each day </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2 × 10 J </Td> <Td> Gravitational binding energy of the Earth </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2.7 × 10 J </Td> <Td> Earth 's kinetic energy in its orbit </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1.2 × 10 J </Td> <Td> Total energy output of the Sun each year </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 6.6 × 10 J </Td> <Td> Theoretical total mass - energy of the Moon </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 5.4 × 10 J </Td> <Td> Theoretical total mass - energy of the Earth </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6.87 × 10 J </Td> <Td> Gravitational binding energy of the Sun </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 5 × 10 J </Td> <Td> Total energy of all gamma rays in a typical gamma - ray burst </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1 -- 2 × 10 J </Td> <Td> Estimated energy released in a supernova , sometimes referred to as a foe </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7044120000000000000 ♠ 1.2 × 10 J </Td> <Td> Approximate lifetime energy output of the Sun . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7045110000000000000 ♠ ( 1.1 ± 0.2 ) × 10 J </Td> <Td> Brightest observed hypernova ASASSN - 15lh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> few times × 10 J </Td> <Td> Beaming - corrected ' True ' total energy ( Energy in gamma rays + relativistic kinetic energy ) of hyper - energetic Gamma Ray Burst </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1 × 10 J </Td> <Td> Estimated energy released in a hypernova </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1.8 × 10 J </Td> <Td> Theoretical total mass - energy of the Sun </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5.4 × 10 J </Td> <Td> Mass - energy emitted as gravitational waves during the merger of two black holes , originally about 30 Solar masses each , as observed by LIGO </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8.8 × 10 J </Td> <Td> GRB 080916C - the most powerful Gamma - Ray Burst ( GRB ) ever recorded - total ' apparent ' / isotropic ( not corrected for beaming ) energy output estimated at 8.8 × 10 joules ( 8.8 × 10 erg ) , or 4.9 times the sun 's mass turned to energy . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 6x10 J </Td> <Td> Total mechanical energy or enthalpy in the powerful AGN outburst in the RBS 797 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 3x10 J </Td> <Td> Total mechanical energy or enthalpy in the powerful AGN outburst in the Hercules A ( 3C 348 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 10 J </Td> <Td> Total mechanical energy or enthalpy in the powerful AGN outburst in the MS 0735.6 + 7421 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 4 × 10 J </Td> <Td> Visible mass - energy in our galaxy , the Milky Way </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1 × 10 J </Td> <Td> Total mass - energy of our galaxy , the Milky Way , including dark matter and dark energy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1 -- 2 × 10 J </Td> <Td> Total mass - energy of the Virgo Supercluster including dark
<Table> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Yotta - ( YJ ) </Td> <Td> 5.5 × 10 J </Td> <Td> Total energy from the Sun that strikes the face of the Earth each year </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 6 × 10 J </Td> <Td> Energy released by a typical solar flare </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1.3 × 10 J </Td> <Td> Conservative estimate of the energy released by the impact that created the Caloris basin on Mercury </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 3.8 × 10 J </Td> <Td> Total energy output of the Sun each second </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 3.8 × 10 J </Td> <Td> Kinetic energy of the Moon in its orbit around the Earth ( counting only its velocity relative to the Earth ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2.1 × 10 J </Td> <Td> Rotational energy of the Earth </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1.8 × 10 J </Td> <Td> Gravitational binding energy of Mercury </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 3.3 × 10 J </Td> <Td> Total energy output of the Sun each day </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2 × 10 J </Td> <Td> Gravitational binding energy of the Earth </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2.7 × 10 J </Td> <Td> Earth 's kinetic energy in its orbit </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1.2 × 10 J </Td> <Td> Total energy output of the Sun each year </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 6.6 × 10 J </Td> <Td> Theoretical total mass - energy of the Moon </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 5.4 × 10 J </Td> <Td> Theoretical total mass - energy of the Earth </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6.87 × 10 J </Td> <Td> Gravitational binding energy of the Sun </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 5 × 10 J </Td> <Td> Total energy of all gamma rays in a typical gamma - ray burst </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1 -- 2 × 10 J </Td> <Td> Estimated energy released in a supernova , sometimes referred to as a foe </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7044120000000000000 ♠ 1.2 × 10 J </Td> <Td> Approximate lifetime energy output of the Sun . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7045110000000000000 ♠ ( 1.1 ± 0.2 ) × 10 J </Td> <Td> Brightest observed hypernova ASASSN - 15lh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> few times × 10 J </Td> <Td> Beaming - corrected ' True ' total energy ( Energy in gamma rays + relativistic kinetic energy ) of hyper - energetic Gamma Ray Burst </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1 × 10 J </Td> <Td> Estimated energy released in a hypernova </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1.8 × 10 J </Td> <Td> Theoretical total mass - energy of the Sun </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5.4 × 10 J </Td> <Td> Mass - energy emitted as gravitational waves during the merger of two black holes , originally about 30 Solar masses each , as observed by LIGO </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8.8 × 10 J </Td> <Td> GRB 080916C - the most powerful Gamma - Ray Burst ( GRB ) ever recorded - total ' apparent ' / isotropic ( not corrected for beaming ) energy output estimated at 8.8 × 10 joules ( 8.8 × 10 erg ) , or 4.9 times the sun 's mass turned to energy . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 6x10 J </Td> <Td> Total mechanical energy or enthalpy in the powerful AGN outburst in the RBS 797 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 3x10 J </Td> <Td> Total mechanical energy or enthalpy in the powerful AGN outburst in the Hercules A ( 3C 348 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 10 J </Td> <Td> Total mechanical energy or enthalpy in the powerful AGN outburst in the MS 0735.6 + 7421 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 4 × 10 J </Td> <Td> Visible mass - energy in our galaxy , the Milky Way </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1 × 10 J </Td> <Td> Total mass - energy of our galaxy , the Milky Way , including dark matter and dark energy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1 -- 2 × 10 J </Td> <Td> Total mass - energy of the Virgo Supercluster including dark
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