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About the same as a nuclear explosion anywhere else, with a few differences:
- No double flash of light, just a single flash, as no air for x-rays to heat opaque.
- No mushroom cloud as no convection currents, just expanding debris cloud.
- Weakened blast as no air to push outwards.
- No purple, blue, pink, or green ionization glow in or around cloud.
- No purple Cherenkov radiation glow around cloud.
- No fallout plume carried by wind.
- Prompt Alpha, Beta, and Neutron radiation range is longer, as not attenuated by air.
- etc. (just subtract effects caused or emphasized by air and add effects suppressed by air)
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ReneIn a vacuum, a nuclear explosion would still release a tremendous amount of energy in the form of radiation and electromagnetic pulses. However, there would be no atmospheric shockwave as there is no air to carry it, leading to less physical destruction compared to an explosion in a dense atmosphere. Radiation would still pose a significant threat to spacecraft and satellites in orbit, and the electromagnetic pulses could disrupt electronic systems.
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Example of nuclear change?
explosion of atomic bomb , and production of solar system
