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A '''metric ton''' (or simply '''ton''') is a unit of [[mass]]. One metric ton is equal to 1,000 kilograms, or 1,000,000 grams.
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A '''metric ton''' (or simply '''tonne''', symbol '''t''') is a unit of [[mass]]. One metric ton is equal to 1,000 kilograms, or 1,000,000 grams.
   
 
A metric ton is also a unit of [[energy]]. In this way, one metric ton is equal to the energy released by an explosion of 1 metric ton of TNT, or 4.184 [[joule|gigajoule]]s.
 
A metric ton is also a unit of [[energy]]. In this way, one metric ton is equal to the energy released by an explosion of 1 metric ton of TNT, or 4.184 [[joule|gigajoule]]s.
   
== Comparative list of masses ==
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=== Comparative list of masses ===
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* A [[Rectyne monopod]] can weigh as much as '''2 tons'''. ([[TNG]]: "[[The Icarus Factor]]")
 
* A [[Rectyne monopod]] can weigh as much as '''2 tons'''. ([[TNG]]:"[[The Icarus Factor]]")
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* The [[captain's yacht]] of the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E)|''Enterprise''-E]] carried '''7 tons''' of [[ultritium]] explosives in [[2375]] (''[[Star Trek: Insurrection]]'').
* The [[captain's yacht]] of the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E)|''Enterprise''-E]] carried '''7 tons''' of [[ultritium]] explosives in [[2375]] ('''[[Star Trek: Insurrection]]'').
 
 
* [[Humpback whale]]s weigh about '''40 tons''' (''[[Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home]]'').
 
* [[Humpback whale]]s weigh about '''40 tons''' (''[[Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home]]'').
* [[Vosk]] demanded '''86 tons''' of [[aluminum]] plating and '''170 tons''' of carbon steel from his [[Nazi]] allies. ([[ENT]]:"[[Storm Front]]")
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* [[Vosk]] demanded '''86 tons''' of [[aluminum]] plating and '''170 tons''' of carbon steel from his [[Nazi]] allies. ([[ENT]]: "[[Storm Front]]")
* Two [[Bolian freighter]]s carried '''several thousand tons''' of [[selenium]] and [[rhodium nitrite]] when they disappeared near the [[Badlands]] in [[2373]]. ([[DS9]]:"[[For the Uniform]]")
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* Two [[Bolian freighter]]s carried '''several thousand tons''' of [[selenium]] and [[rhodium nitrite]] when they disappeared near the [[Badlands]] in [[2373]]. ([[DS9]]: "[[For the Uniform]]")
 
* The [[Ferengi]] market price of '''2,000 tons''' of [[Kohlanese barley]] was 182 bars of [[gold-pressed latinum]] in [[2371]]. ([[DS9]]: "[[Prophet Motive]]")
 
* The [[Ferengi]] market price of '''2,000 tons''' of [[Kohlanese barley]] was 182 bars of [[gold-pressed latinum]] in [[2371]]. ([[DS9]]: "[[Prophet Motive]]")
 
* The [[Xepolite]] [[Xepolite freighter|freighter]] commanded by [[Drofo Awa]] claimed to have '''5 kilotons''' of [[Regrean wheat]] husks in his cargo hold. ([[DS9]]: "[[The Maquis, Part II]]")
 
* The [[Xepolite]] [[Xepolite freighter|freighter]] commanded by [[Drofo Awa]] claimed to have '''5 kilotons''' of [[Regrean wheat]] husks in his cargo hold. ([[DS9]]: "[[The Maquis, Part II]]")
* The [[First Federation buoy]] had a mass of '''11,000 tons'''. ([[TOS]]:"[[The Corbomite Maneuver]]")
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* The [[First Federation buoy]] had a mass of '''11,000 tons'''. ([[TOS]]: "[[The Corbomite Maneuver]]")
* [[Terok Nor]] processed about '''20,000 tons''' of [[uridium]] each day. ([[DS9]]:"[[Civil Defense]]")
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* [[Terok Nor]] processed about '''20,000 tons''' of [[uridium]] each day. ([[DS9]]: "[[Civil Defense]]")
* A [[Y class]] freighter can haul at least '''20 kilotons'''. ([[ENT]]:"[[Fortunate Son]]")
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* A [[Y class]] freighter can haul at least '''20 kilotons'''. ([[ENT]]: "[[Fortunate Son]]")
* A [[J class]] freighter can haul at least '''30 kilotons'''. ([[ENT]]:"[[Horizon]]")
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* A [[J class]] freighter can haul at least '''30 kilotons'''. ([[ENT]]: "[[Horizon]]")
* The [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|USS ''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701)]] had a mass of '''almost a million tons'''. ([[TOS]]:"[[Mudd's Women]]")
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* The [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|USS ''Enterprise'']] had a mass of '''almost a million tons'''. ([[TOS]]: "[[Mudd's Women]]")
* The [[Tellarite]] [[Tellarite freighter|freighter]] ''[[Tezra]]'' could haul '''a million metric tons''' at [[warp factor|warp 4.5]]. ([[ENT]]:"[[Bounty]]")
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* The [[Tellarite]] [[Tellarite freighter|freighter]] ''[[Tezra]]'' could haul '''a million metric tons''' at [[warp factor|warp 4.5]]. ([[ENT]]: "[[Bounty]]")
* A [[Borg]] scout vessel had a mass of '''2.5 million tons'''. ([[TNG]]:"[[I, Borg]]")
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* A [[Borg]] scout vessel had a mass of '''2.5 million tons'''. ([[TNG]]: "[[I, Borg]]")
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==External Links==
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*{{wikipedia|Tonne}}
 
[[Category:Measurements]]
 
[[Category:Measurements]]

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A metric ton (or simply tonne, symbol t) is a unit of mass. One metric ton is equal to 1,000 kilograms, or 1,000,000 grams.

A metric ton is also a unit of energy. In this way, one metric ton is equal to the energy released by an explosion of 1 metric ton of TNT, or 4.184 gigajoules.

Comparative list of masses

External Links