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[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 29 points 1 year ago (4 children)

"30 times closer than the Moon" 🙄

Around 12 thousand miles (19.3 thousand kilometers).

[–] JoMomma@lemm.ee 26 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

12k miles is very close, the headline is using ridiculous comparisons, but 12k is closer than many medium and high orbit satellites.

[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Which on the scale of the solar system is essentially the width of a damned hair. We have satellites in higher orbits than that.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

How much is that in elephants?

[–] jam12705@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm not up to date on the latest elephant measuring units but we're talking at lease 7.8million horse lengths away of that helps.

If you're looking for greater accuracy we can always convert that to badgers with a simple formula.

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

Rude to call your mom that.

[–] bigbadmoose@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Missed it by this 🤏 much