What are the equations to be used to find the circumference of the earth and the moon?
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14), and r is the radius of the circle. For the Earth, we need to know the radius of the planet. According to NASA, the mean radius of the Earth is approximately 6,371 kilometers (3,959 miles). Show more…
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