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The explanation of the discrepancy is that I had interpreted the numbers in OP article and in parent as miles, not meters. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets
by jonnycomputer 5y ago
The explanation of the discrepancy is that I had interpreted the numbers in OP article and in parent as miles, not meters.
https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/earth/by-the-numbers/ https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/earth/by-the-numbers/
Volume: 6.73 x 1011 cubic miles (1.083 x 1012 km3)
Radius: 3,959 miles (6,371 km)
Diameter: 7,918 miles (12,742 km)
Surface Area: 1.97 x108 square miles (5.1 x 108 km2)
Mass: 5.972 x 1024 kg
- SamBam 5y agoThe standard symbol for "square miles" is "sq mi." "m²" or "m ^ 2" universally refers to square meters (unless you've established unambiguously that you're talking about miles — and even if you have it should still be "sq mi").