Convert one Mars diameter to kilometers

Explanation

To convert one Mars diameter to kilometers all we need is to know the conversion factor and we are done. Luckily, we can compute that factor using the units' definitions below.

The result is that there are 6779 kilometers in 1 Mars diameter.

Formula

1 Mars diameter = 6779 km

Mars diameters

dimension	length

This unit represents the diameter of Mars.

Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun.

The planet is strangely small compared to Earth. It could be because of the influence of a Jupiter in the making.

Mars has a special place in popular culture. It was thought to be inhabited by intelligent Martians constructing irrigation networks and channels. Pictures of the surface taken by probes unfortunately debunked these beliefs.

Value

The mean diameter of Mars is 6779 kilometers.

Note: The values used in this converter are borrowed from the Planetary Fact Sheets.

Equivalences

The diameter of Mars is roughly equivalent to:

4200 miles

Astronomical Objects Diameters

Mercury	0.383
Venus	0.95
Earth	1
Lunar	0.273
Mars	0.532
Jupiter	10.973
Saturn	9.140
Uranus	3.981
Neptune	3.865
Solar	109.2

kilometerskm

dimension	length
system	International system of units (SI)
symbol	km

The kilometer (km) is a unit of length in the International System of Units.

In ascending order, the kilometer comes after the hectometer and before the megameter.

Definition of the kilometer

One kilometer is equal to 1000 meters.

Equivalences

One kilometer is equivalent to:

Some Facts

The Kármán line is the arbitrary upper limit of the atmosphere. It is set 100 kilometers (62 miles) high.
The top of Mount Everest, the most prominent montain on Earth, is more than 8.8 kilometers above sea level.

Prefix

kilo

10³

The prefix kilo- comes from the ancient Greek chilioi meaning thousand. The associated multiplicative factor is 1000 or 10³.

Metric length units

femtometer	fm	0.000 000 000 000 001
picometer	pm	0.000 000 000 001
nanometer	nm	0.000 000 001
micrometer	µm	0.000 001
millimeter	mm	0.001
centimeter	cm	0.01
decimeter	dm	0.1
meter	m	1
dekameter	dam	10
hectometer	hm	100
kilometer	km	1000
megameter	Mm	1 000 000
gigameter	Gm	1 000 000 000
terameter	Tm	1 000 000 000 000
petameter	Pm	1 000 000 000 000 000
exameter	Em	1 000 000 000 000 000 000

The International System of Units

The International System of Units or SI (from the French Système international (d'unité)), also called metric system in the U.S., is a coherent system of units that was published 1960. It is official in nearly every country.

The General Conference on Weights and Measures (Conférence générale des poids et mesures) is tasked with overseeing the SI.