C curlyQ Guest Feb 26, 2009 #1 I have to do a project, and i have to draw a map of Mars to scale, so I don't know if 6,794 km is the distance around Mars.
I have to do a project, and i have to draw a map of Mars to scale, so I don't know if 6,794 km is the distance around Mars.
D DLM Guest Feb 26, 2009 #2 Diameter is the distance "through" the planet. Radius is the distance from the center (core) to the surface (outer edge), which is half of the diameter. Circumference is the distance around.
Diameter is the distance "through" the planet. Radius is the distance from the center (core) to the surface (outer edge), which is half of the diameter. Circumference is the distance around.