Convert petameter to inch (US survey)
Please provide values below to convert petameter [Pm] to inch (US survey) [in (US)], or Convert inch (US survey) to petameter.
How to Convert Petameter to Inch (Us Survey)
1 Pm = 3.93700000001575e+16 in (US)
Example: convert 15 Pm to in (US):
15 Pm = 15 × 3.93700000001575e+16 in (US) = 5.90550000002362e+17 in (US)
Petameter to Inch (Us Survey) Conversion Table
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Petameter
A petameter is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 10^15 meters.
History/Origin
The prefix "peta-" for 10^15 was adopted by the CGPM (General Conference on Weights and Measures) in 1975.
Current Use
The petameter is used for measuring distances on a galactic scale, such as the size of the Milky Way galaxy.
Inch (Us Survey)
The U.S. survey inch is a unit of length equal to 1/12 of a U.S. survey foot.
History/Origin
The U.S. survey inch is based on the U.S. survey foot, which was defined such that 1 meter is exactly 39.37 inches. The use of survey units was officially phased out in 2022.
Current Use
The U.S. survey inch was used for land surveying in the United States.