Diameter of Venus

Diameter of Venus (12,010 km)

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If Diameter of Venus (12,010 km) was a standard unit ...

  • Diameter of Mercury (4,880 km)...more would be 2/5 of Diameter of Venus
  • Length of I-90 highway from Boston to Seattle (4,860 km)...more would be 2/5 of Diameter of Venus
  • Length of the Rio Grande (USA, Mexico) (3,057 km)...more would be 1/4 of Diameter of Venus
  • Circumference of the dwarf planet Ceres (2,992 km)...more would be 1/4 of Diameter of Venus
  • Diameter of Pluto (2,377 km)...more would be 1/5 of Diameter of Venus
  • Length of mainland Italy (1,185 km)...more would be 1/10 of Diameter of Venus
  • Length of the St Lawrence Seaway Canal system (600 km)...more would be 1/20 of Diameter of Venus
  • Length of the British Grand Prix Formula 1 motor race (306.3 km)...more would be 1/40 of Diameter of Venus
  • Diameter of the (fictional) Death Star in the first Star Wars movie (120 km)...more would be 1/100 of Diameter of Venus
  • Highest ascent by a propellor-driven aircraft (2001) (29.52 km)...more would be 1/400 of Diameter of Venus
  • Height of Mount Kilimanjaro (5.89 km)...more would be 1/2000 of Diameter of Venus
  • Highest altitude reached by a single kite (4.88 km)...more would be 1/2500 of Diameter of Venus
  • Length of the Epsom Derby horse race (2.4 km)...more would be 1/5000 of Diameter of Venus

Is That A Big Number? - The Book

Yes, there's now a book based on these numbers. Oxford University Press: July 2018.

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