1 × 10⁹ cubic kilometres
1 × 10⁹ km³Volume · definition
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Volume & capacity
Just how much is 1 × 10⁹ cubic kilometres?
Worlds & stars
1 × 10⁹ km³
1 × 10⁹ cubic kilometres
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1 × 10⁹ km³Volume
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Charon
Charon is a natural satellite of Pluto, composed mainly of rock and water ice.
932,200,000 km³Spherical volume
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Spherical bodies stay spherical. Other capacities use equal-volume cubes. Linear dimensions grow with the cube root of volume.
A little perspective
1 × 10⁹ cubic kilometres is about 1.07 times the capacity of Charon.
Measurements, assumptions & sources +
1 × 10⁹ cubic kilometres
Volume: 1 × 10⁹ km³; definition.
The quantity is exact as entered. Comparisons use the clearly stated specimen, model or nominal measurement.
Charon
Spherical volume: 932,200,000 km³; derived.
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
The marked spherical volume is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.
Measurement details
Why these numbers?
Compare 1 × 10⁹ cubic kilometres with the spherical volume of Charon. The notes below explain how each value was chosen.
Charon
932,200,000 km³Spherical volume · derived
Rounded mean-radius model of Charon. The derived area and volume describe a sphere; surface terrain and flattening are omitted.
- Comparing
- Volume ↔ Spherical volume
- Relative size
- 1 × 10⁹ cubic kilometres is about 1.07 times the capacity of Charon. 1 × 10⁹ cubic kilometres is approximately 7.27% greater than the spherical volume of Charon.
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- The spherical volume of Charon: The measurement is labelled derived. Check the source notes for its basis.
Volume measures three-dimensional space; a container’s capacity is not its outside dimensions.
1 × 10²¹ Llitres
1 × 10¹⁸ m³cubic metres
2.6417 × 10²⁰ US galUS gallons
2.1997 × 10²⁰ UK galUK gallons
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