Horizons: Exploring the Universe (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Michael A. Seeds, Dana Backman
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The diameter of Earth across the equator is 7928 miles. If a mile equals 1.609 km. what is Earths diameter in kilometers? In centimeters?
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Horizons: Exploring the Universe (MindTap Course List)
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