Astronomical Distances Project by Cassandra Nicholson https://padlet.com/nicholsonc1/j5t9xmvgyerd #schoolproject en-us 2017-02-07 14:12:35 UTC 2017-02-11 03:36:24 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Balance.png Definitions- nicholsonc1 https://padlet.com/nicholsonc1/j5t9xmvgyerd/wish/152140752 Parsec~  A unit of distance used in astronomy, equal to about 3.26 light years (3.086x1013Kilometers)
Astronomical Unit~ A unit of measurement equal to 149.6 million kilometers
Light Year~ A unit of astronomical distance equal to the distance that light travels in one year (nearly 6 trillion miles)
Light Minute~ Approximately 18 million kilometers
Lunar Distance~ The angular distance of the moon from the sun, a planet, or a star, used in finding longitude at sea

]]> 2017-02-07 14:25:12 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholsonc1/j5t9xmvgyerd/wish/152140752 Standard unit abbreviations nicholsonc1 https://padlet.com/nicholsonc1/j5t9xmvgyerd/wish/152142872 Parsec- Pc
Astronomical Unit- AU
Light year- Ly
Light minute- Lm
Lunar distance- Ld

]]> 2017-02-07 14:29:11 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholsonc1/j5t9xmvgyerd/wish/152142872 Astronomical Units in kilometers nicholsonc1 https://padlet.com/nicholsonc1/j5t9xmvgyerd/wish/152145536 Parsec~ 3.086e+13
Astronomical unit~ 149.6 million km
Light year~ 9.461e+12
Light minute~18 million km
Lunar distance~ 384,400 km

]]> 2017-02-07 14:34:28 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholsonc1/j5t9xmvgyerd/wish/152145536 Terms in order from smallest to largest nicholsonc1 https://padlet.com/nicholsonc1/j5t9xmvgyerd/wish/152149333 1~lunar distance
2~light minute
3~ Astronomical Unit
4~ light year
5~ Parsec

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