theperceivingeye
30-07-2010, 02:16 AM
"The sun's diameter, 1,380,000 kilometers ((857492.245 mi.)), is about 110 times Earth's diameter."
-http://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/AmyChan.shtml
857492.245 mi. / 3 = 285830.7483333333
110 / 3 = 36.66666666666667
Earth's Diameter at the Equator: 7926.28 miles (12756.1 km)
7926.28 / 3 = 2642.093333333333
12756.1 / 3 = 4252.033333333333
* Average Distance from the Earth to the Sun: 93020000 miles (149669180 km):
93020000 / 3 = 31006666.66666667
149669180 / 3 = 49889726.66666667
--http://geography.about.com/od/learnabouttheearth/a/earthfacts.htm
another source lists a different number which still comes up with 3 for some reason.The sun has a diameter of 865,000 miles (1.39 million km). Next to the sun, the Earth is just a tiny dot:
865,000 / 3 = 288333.3333333333
same with a different number given for the distance from the earth to sun from this site (http://library.thinkquest.org/29033/begin/earthsunmoon.htm): The average distance from the earth to the sun, the semimajor axis of its orbit, is 149,597,890 km. :
149,597,890 / 3 = 49865963.33333333
-http://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/AmyChan.shtml
857492.245 mi. / 3 = 285830.7483333333
110 / 3 = 36.66666666666667
Earth's Diameter at the Equator: 7926.28 miles (12756.1 km)
7926.28 / 3 = 2642.093333333333
12756.1 / 3 = 4252.033333333333
* Average Distance from the Earth to the Sun: 93020000 miles (149669180 km):
93020000 / 3 = 31006666.66666667
149669180 / 3 = 49889726.66666667
--http://geography.about.com/od/learnabouttheearth/a/earthfacts.htm
another source lists a different number which still comes up with 3 for some reason.The sun has a diameter of 865,000 miles (1.39 million km). Next to the sun, the Earth is just a tiny dot:
865,000 / 3 = 288333.3333333333
same with a different number given for the distance from the earth to sun from this site (http://library.thinkquest.org/29033/begin/earthsunmoon.htm): The average distance from the earth to the sun, the semimajor axis of its orbit, is 149,597,890 km. :
149,597,890 / 3 = 49865963.33333333