Re: [DS2]Moon - Help Requested
From: "Ya know, 'androgynous' is an awful big word for a thursday" <KOCHTE@s...>
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1998 21:22:24 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: [DS2]Moon - Help Requested
>>Hence, for the moon which has a radius of 1738 km, assuming a
>>2m high observer, we get:
>>
>>Dh = (2*1738000m*2m)^1/2 = 2637m
> What about a observer lying down on 100m hill hill? I get 18.6Km?
Would
>this be right?
> By the way, anyone know the radius of Earth?
Earth stats:
Mass (g) = 5.97x10(**27)
Density (g/cm**3) = 5.5
Diameter = 12,756 km
Mk
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