1,000 miles
1,609 kmLength · definition
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Length & distance
Just how long is 1,000 miles?
Our planet
1,000 mi
1,000 miles
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1,609 kmLength
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Charon
Charon is a natural satellite of Pluto, composed mainly of rock and water ice.
1,212 kmMean diameter
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A little perspective
1,000 miles is about 1.33 times the mean diameter of Charon.
Measurements, assumptions & sources +
1,000 miles
Length: 1,609 km; definition.
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Charon
Mean diameter: 1,212 km; approximate.
Rounded mean-radius model of Charon. The derived area and volume describe a sphere; surface terrain and flattening are omitted.
NASA JPL — Planetary satellite physical parameters
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Why these numbers?
Compare 1,000 miles with the mean diameter of Charon. The notes below explain how each value was chosen.
Charon
1,212 kmMean diameter · approximate
Rounded mean-radius model of Charon. The derived area and volume describe a sphere; surface terrain and flattening are omitted.
- Comparing
- Length ↔ Mean diameter
- Relative size
- 1,000 miles is about 1.33 times the mean diameter of Charon. 1,000 miles is approximately 32.8% greater than the mean diameter of Charon.
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1,609,300 mmetres
5,280,000 ftfeet
1.0758 × 10⁻⁵ AUastronomical units
1.7011 × 10⁻¹⁰ lylight-years
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