Convert foot (US survey) to terameter
Please provide values below to convert foot (US survey) [ft (US)] to terameter [Tm], or Convert terameter to foot (US survey).
How to Convert Foot (Us Survey) to Terameter
1 ft (US) = 3.048006096e-13 Tm
Example: convert 15 ft (US) to Tm:
15 ft (US) = 15 × 3.048006096e-13 Tm = 4.572009144e-12 Tm
Foot (Us Survey) to Terameter Conversion Table
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Foot (Us Survey)
The U.S. survey foot was a unit of length defined as exactly 1200/3937 meters.
History/Origin
The U.S. survey foot was used for land surveying in the United States for most of the 20th century. Its use was officially phased out in 2022 to standardize with the international foot.
Current Use
The U.S. survey foot is now an obsolete unit.
Terameter
A terameter is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 10^12 meters.
History/Origin
The prefix "tera-" for 10^12 was adopted by the CGPM (General Conference on Weights and Measures) in 1960.
Current Use
The terameter is used for measuring distances within our solar system, such as the distances of outer planets from the Sun.